Eight bodies found on Northern Cyprus coast, police say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A total of eight bodies have been found washed up on the shores of Northern Cyprus over the past two days, police said on Monday, adding the dead were believed to be Syrian migrants.
Cleric Sadr, in surprise comeback, set to win Iraq election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, led in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted on Monday, the electoral commission said, in a surprise turn of fortune for t…
Britain raises concerns with French over EU’s satellite system snub
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he had raised concerns with his French counterpart over the European Commission’s decision to exclude the country from a new satellite navigation system.
Iraqi PM Abadi says ready to work with election winners
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on Monday for all political blocs to respect the results of his nation’s parliamentary election and said he was ready to work with the winning blocs to form a government free of corruption…
Closing North Korea nuclear test site an important step, U.N. chief says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Irreversibly closing North Korea’s nuclear test site is an important step that could pave the way for progress at talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on Monday when the high-profile opening of the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem by the Trump administration raised tension to boiling point after…
Ukraine suspends consul in Germany for alleged anti-semitic posts
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian diplomat in Germany has been suspended and could be recalled, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Monday, following reports the consul had posted anti-Semitic content on social media.
Catalonia votes in hardline separatist as leader
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The Catalan parliament voted in a hard-line separatist as leader on Monday, heralding an end to seven months of direct rule from Madrid but also more political uncertainty in a region that retains a mandate to seek a split from Sp…
UK, France, Germany to discuss ways to shield firms after U.S. exits Iran deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he will discuss ways to protect companies doing business with Iran at a meeting with counterparts from France and Germany on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out…
U.S. Jerusalem embassy lies ‘at the end of the world’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – “On the edge of wilderness.” That is how one of Israel’s most famous authors once described the area where the new U.S. Embassy opened in Jerusalem on Monday. Others remember it very differently.
