NATO leaders and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pose for the family picture at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Reuters: 'Nasty', 'two-faced', 'brain dead': NATO pulls off summit despite insults
WATFORD, England (Reuters) - NATO leaders set aside public insults ranging from “delinquent” to “brain dead” and “two-faced” on Wednesday, declaring at a 70th anniversary summit they would stand together against a common threat from Russia and prepare for China’s rise.
Officials insisted the summit was a success: most notably, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan backed off from a threat to block plans to defend northern and eastern Europe unless allies declared Kurdish fighters in Syria terrorists.
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MIDDLE EAST
Indications Iranian 'aggression' could occur: Pentagon official.
Iran says still ready for talks if US lifts sanctions.
Iran: Rouhani calls for release of 'innocent, unarmed' protesters.
Saudi king invites Qatar's emir to GCC summit in Riyadh.
Lebanon to start government formation talks on Monday.
'Operation failed': Details emerge on Israeli covert op gone awry.
Poland's Duda says Turkey's views must be acknowledged in NATO.
ASIA
US to restart Taliban talks after Trump green light.
Afghanistan: Deadly attack on medical aid team in Jalalabad.
Afghans demand justice amid attempt to probe war crimes at ICC.
China warns 'price must be paid' after US House approves sanctions over Uighur crackdown.
Kim Jong-un: North Korean leader rides up Mount Paektu.
Report: North Korea economy developing dramatically despite sanctions.
South Korea Blue House raided after 'suicide' case.
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak says Saudi king donated millions to ensure stability.
Radiation hotspots 'found near Fukushima Olympic site'.
AFRICA
Nearly half of Zimbabweans face hunger, starvation.
Algeria tries top figures for corruption as opposed election looms.
DR Congo protests: At least 5 people killed.
Alarm as Tanzania blocks cases from African rights court.
ANC regains power in South Africa's biggest city.
US to name ambassador to Sudan for first time in 23 years: Pompeo.
YouTuber arrested for criticising Moroccan king.
EUROPE
NATO leaders downplay divisions threatening military alliance.
‘Unfriendly and unjustified’: Moscow slams Germany’s decision to expel 2 Russian diplomats, promises to retaliate.
Middleman gives details to Malta court of plot to kill reporter.
Germany's SPD steps back from pulling plug on Merkel coalition.
Russia's Putin accuses Bulgaria of holding up TurkStream pipeline.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis fraud investigation reopened.
'We will fight anti-Semitism until our dead can sleep in peace': Emmanuel Macron vows to tackle hate crimes after 100 graves at Jewish cemetery in France are spray-painted with swastikas.
AMERICAS
'He's two faced': President Trump calls out Prime Minsiter Trudeau at NATO summit meeting.
Trudeau admits to talking about Trump after President calls him 'two-faced'.
Trump committed impeachable crimes, scholars tell Congress.
Trump admin blacklists 6 oil tankers used to circumvent Venezuela sanctions.
Fifteen countries ban travel for Venezuela's Maduro and allies.
Colombian protesters prepare for a third national strike.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Macron tells G5 leaders to address 'anti-French sentiment' for continued military cooperation in Sahel.
In Sahel, French troops hunt hidden menace of jihadist landmines.
Hezbollah member gets 40 years for scouting possible sites for terrorist attacks in New York.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Trade war: China, US moving closer to deal despite Hong Kong and Xinjiang tensions, reports Bloomberg. China says no 'time limit' on trade deal.
US urges countries to suspend digital taxes, supports OECD talks: Mnuchin.
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down from Google parent company Alphabet.
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