Ireland set for IS detainee, young daughter to return from Turkey
Ireland expects to repatriate an Irish citizen aligned to Islamic State and her two-year-old daughter from Turkey this weekend, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Saturday, as authorities in Ankara continues its deportation of detainees.
A relic of Jesus’ manger, Christmas gift from pope to Bethlehem
A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem as a gift from the Vatican on Saturday, kicking off Christmas season at the town revered as the place of Jesus’ birth.
Incoming German SPD leader: don’t have to leave coalition immediately
Germany’s incoming Social Democrat (SPD) co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans said on Saturday the party did not have to decide on immediately walking out of its coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives or staying in it in the long run.
Dutch police arrest 35-year-old suspect in Hague stabbings
Dutch police on Saturday said they had arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of stabbing three youths on a street in the center of The Hague late on Friday.
German far-right AfD party elects new leader backed by radical wing
The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected a decorator from the east backed by a radical wing within the party as one of two co-leaders.
Critics of Merkel coalition win German SPD leadership vote
Two sharp opponents of the coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won a vote for the leadership of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) on Saturday, raising questions over the future of the government.
Iraq protesters stay in streets as parliament prepares to remove PM
Protesters burned tires and surrounded a police station in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya on Saturday, a Reuters witness said, pressing their demands for sweeping reform despite the prime minister promising to quit.
Dutch police: 35-year-old suspect arrested in Hague stabbings
Dutch police said on Saturday they had arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with a stabbing incident that took place in The Hague on Friday, in which three youth were wounded.
Gabon president’s spokesman detained in anti-corruption crackdown
The spokesman for Gabonese President Ali Bongo was transferred to the capital’s main prison on Friday, his lawyer said, one of eight people held in custody under a new anti-corruption drive.
UK Labour leader calls for investigation after London Bridge attack
Britain’s main opposition leader called on Saturday for an investigation and said there were questions for the probation service and parole board after a man who had been convicted on terrorism offences killed two people at London Bridge.
