Hungarian Prime Minister Announces New Right-Wing Bloc in European Parliament

Viktor Orban has announced the formation of a new right-wing group in the European Parliament of Austria's Freedom Party led by Herbert Kickl and the Czech ANO 2011 party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

Dutch gov’t falls over failure to agree on asylum seeker policy

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his coalition government was resigning over “insurmountable” differences about measures to curb the number of people seeking refuge in the country.

Merkel welcomes SPD vote for coalition deal, vows to work for Germany, Europe

The German chancellor on Monday vowed to ensure her new cabinet will work for the citizens of Germany, providing the country with a strong voice in Europe and standing alongside France when facing global challenges such as international trade.

Blair committed UK to Iraq war year before invasion (report)

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was committed to joining the US in the Iraq war a year before the 2003 invasion, documents obtained by a Sunday newspaper suggested.

Ahmet Davutoglu says no possibility for forming coalition government.

There is no possibility for forming a Turkish coalition government, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday after meeting with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli.

Saudi-Led Coalition Operation in Yemen Has No Legal Foundation (Sergei Lavrov)

The Saudi Arabia-led air operation targeting the positions of Houthi rebels in Yemen does not have any legal basis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Rossiya Segodnya news agency's general director, Dmitry Kiselev, in an exclusive interview on Monday.

Self-defense agreement opens way for New Zealand troop deployment in Iraq

The New Zealand government has reached an agreement with Iraq to give New Zealand troops the right to defend themselves during deployment there, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee said Tuesday.

New Zealand deploying troops to fight ISIL in Iraq

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key confirmed on Tuesday that more than 100 New Zealand troops will be sent to Iraq to help in the fight against Islamic State insurgents.

The government had decided to deploy a military training mission to Iraq as part of New Zealand's overall contribution to the international coalition against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Key said in a statement.

Assad: We Can’t Be in Alliance with Countries That Support Terrorism

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that Damascus doesn’t want to join the US-led coalition against the ISIL group because this alliance has been supporting terrorism.
However, the Syrian leader said that Damascus has been receiving information about the coalition strikes through Iraq.

Jordan: ISIS lost 20% of its military capabilities

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has lost 20 percent of its military capabilities since the start of U.S.-led coalition air strikes in September, General Mansour Al-Jbour, head of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, said in a press conference on Sunday...

Syriza Forms Anti-Austerity Coalition With Independent Greeks Party

Greek left-wing opposition party Syriza has formed a majority government by creating an alliance with the right-wing Independent Greeks party after failing to secure a majority in the parliamentary election held Sunday...

EU may not be able to let Turkey join : German parties

The European Union may not be able to accept Turkey as a member, German parties negotiating a coalition government have said, while making clear the EU's "privileged relationship" with Ankara should be developed further.

In a paper on foreign policy, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) describe EU membership talks with Turkey as "open-ended". A coalition panel led by Merkel is expected approve the paper on Tuesday.