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Spain king to visit Saudi with sale of warships on agenda

Spain's king will begin his first state visit to Saudi Arabia Saturday, with the possible sale of five warships to the oil-rich kingdom on top of the agenda, sparking protests from rights groups. Felipe VI will be accompanied during his three-day visit by Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis and...

The Pentagon said it killed Islamist militants in Somalia

An American drone strike thought to have struck Islamist militants in Somalia actually killed 10 members of a regional force allied with the United States, according to results of a Pentagon investigation that have not yet been made public. The September incident sheds light on the...

Pound posts best fortnight in eight years after Trump win

(The Guardian)- The battered pound has posted its best two-week performance in eight years after the surprise US election result took investor focus off the UK’s Brexit challenges. Market concerns shifted to the euro instead, on fears that Donald Trump’s victory will trigger a wave of...

German government in last-minute agreement on climate plan

The German government on Friday reached agreement on a long-delayed plan to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, clinching a deal ahead of next week's high-level global climate talks in Morocco. The agreement ends months of bickering in Chancellor Angela Merkel's left-right...