Germany’s CDU leader says her party wants to stay in power with SPD
Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) want to remain in power with their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition allies, CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Monday after Andrea Nahles resigned as SPD leader.
Factbox: From Marx to Nahles: The rise and fall of Germany’s SPD
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), which helped shape modern Germany under a series of renowned chancellors, is facing one of the deepest crises in its history.
Five bodies spotted in hunt for missing climbers in India’s Himalayas
Five bodies have been sighted during a rescue mission for eight climbers missing in a remote area of the Indian Himalayas, an official involved in the rescue mission told Reuters on Monday.
EU calls for calm in Sudan, urges democratic transition
The European Union on Monday called on Sudan’s military leaders to allow people to protest peacefully and urged a speedy transfer of power to civilians.
New Delhi vows free transport for women in what opposition calls a gimmick
India’s capital city plans to make its state-run bus and metro network free for women commuters, hoping that higher use of public transport will improve women’s safety in one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas blighted by gender crime.
Deal or no deal, we leave EU on Oct. 31: UK PM candidate Johnson
Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain’s next prime minister, promised on Monday to lead the country out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal, launching his leadership bid in a campaign video.
Bus bomb kills at least five in Afghan capital
A magnetic bomb blew up a bus carrying government employees in the Afghan capital on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 10 in a ball of flame, officials said.
Kremlin rebuffs Trump on Syria, says military action in Idlib is justified
The Kremlin rebuffed criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump of Russian and Syrian government military action in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, saying on Monday it was needed to shut down rebel attacks being launched from there.
German government’s work continues despite SPD leader’s resignation: spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government continue to work earnestly and with full awareness of their responsibility despite the crisis precipitated by the resignation of a coalition party leader, a government spokesman said.
Russian troops to join U.N. force in Central African Republic soon: ministry
Russia will in the near future send 30 military personnel to Central African Republic where they will form part of a United Nations mission to help stabilize the country, Interfax news agency quoted a Russian foreign ministry official as saying.
