Senior U.S. senator says Putin acting like ‘schoolyard bully’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior Democratic senator said on Sunday that the U.S.-Russia relationship had become “poisonous” and urged President Barack Obama to consider moving next month’s Group of 20 summit away from the Russian city of St. Petersburg….
Czech purge provokes cabinet legitimacy row before confidence vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The new Czech cabinet has embarked on a bureaucratic purge, provoking the kind of conflict over democratic legitimacy that is dividing a number central and eastern European countries two decades after the fall of communism.
Germany’s Left urges new alliance to oust Merkel after poll boost
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Left party urged the Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday to rethink their ban on a left-wing alliance as an opinion poll showed the three opposition parties could narrowly beat Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Sep…
Israel puts 91 Jewish settlements on priority spending list
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli government put 91 Jewish settlements on a national priority funding list on Sunday, adding six to a roster of dozens of enclaves already eligible for supplemental state cash.
Analysis: Zimbabwe’s MDC struggles for survival after election disaster
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s MDC party, shocked by its overwhelming election defeat, has a battle on its hands to convince supporters it has any chance of taking power in the years to come.
White House: U.S. willing to engage with Iran on nuclear concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday it is prepared to work with the new government of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to address concerns about Iran’s nuclear program if Iran will engage seriously on the issue.
Saudi Arabia bars Sudan’s Bashir from entering airspace
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Saudi authorities have prevented Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s plane from entering the kingdom’s airspace, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Security tightens around shuttered Yemen embassies after militant warning
SANAA (Reuters) – Soldiers blocked roads outside Western embassies in Sanaa on Sunday, after a U.S. warning of a possible major militant attack in the Middle East prompted the closure many missions in Yemen and U.S. missions in several other Arab state…
Kuwait forms new Cabinet, includes six royals
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A veteran former central bank governor was appointed Kuwait’s finance minister on Sunday, state news agency KUNA said, after a parliamentary election in the major crude producer last month.
Iranian President Rouhani takes oath of office before parliament
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took the oath of office before parliament in Tehran on Sunday and was expected later in the day to name a cabinet he said would be chosen from figures across the political spectrum.
