Tag: Europe
Finnish Social Democrats and nationalist Finns Party nearly tied in election
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s leftist Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party emerged nearly tied to win Sunday’s general election,…
U.S. halts F-35 equipment to Turkey, protests its plans to buy from Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has halted delivery of equipment related to the stealthy F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey,…
Protests continue in France as demonstrators clash with police
Protests turned violent as police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Protesters threw rocks and set…
Boeing 737 MAX jets could be grounded for weeks as black box probe to start on Ethiopia crash
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes will be grounded for weeks if not longer until…
Iceland will allow more than 2,000 whales to be killed within next five years
But this week the Icelandic government announced it will allow up to 2,000 whales to be killed in the next…
U.S. calls on allies to repatriate Islamic State prisoners from Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department called on countries to take in and prosecute hundreds of foreign fighters captured…
Yemen truce monitor mission to meet on U.N.-hired ship: sources
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – A committee overseeing a ceasefire in Hodeidah will hold its next meeting on a ship off…
Sudan PM says protesters’ economic demands are legitimate
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s prime minister on Saturday appeared to soften the official stance on more than a month of…
India protests at U.S. detention of several Indian students
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Saturday said it had lodged a protest with the United States government after several…
Turkey arrests suspect in 2015 U.S. consulate shooting: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish security forces on Saturday arrested a suspect in an armed attack on the U.S. consulate in…