Trump says getting along with Russia is a ‘good thing not a bad thing’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that getting along with Russia would be a “good thing, not a bad thing”, in opening remarks in front of media before his closed-door summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Israeli rockets strike military position near Aleppo: Syrian state media
Syrian state media said on Sunday that Israeli rockets had struck a Syrian military position near Nairab airport on the outskirts of the city of Aleppo.
Death toll in Pakistan election rally bombing rises to 149
The death toll from a suicide attack on an election rally in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province on Friday spiked to 149, officials said, putting it among the deadliest attacks in the south Asian nation’s history.
Migrants disembark in Italy after EU offer ends standoff
Hundreds of migrants finally disembarked in Italy from two ships on Monday after other European Union countries agreed to accept more than half of them, ending a diplomatic standoff that had left them stuck at sea.
Philippine army arrests wife of top Islamist militant in south
Philippine soldiers arrested the wife of a top leader of a pro-Islamic State militant group, and killed a suspected bomber in separate raids in a southern city, the army said on Monday.
There will be no second Brexit referendum, says PM May’s spokesman
There will be no second referendum on Brexit, a spokesman for Britain’s Theresa May said on Monday, repeating the prime minister’s belief that her plan for leaving the European Union was the only way to get a deal that meets the government’s aims.
Eight migrants found dead in lorry container in western Libya
Eight migrants including six children were found dead on Monday after suffocating from petrol fumes while packed into a lorry container on the west Libyan coast, authorities said.
Four miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident, officials say
Four miners were killed and six injured on Monday when the roof of a coal mine in western Georgia collapsed, the country’s interior ministry said.
Trump blames ‘U.S. foolishness and stupidity’ for poor Russia ties ahead of Putin summit
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed “U.S. foolishness and stupidity” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, hours before he was to sit down to a one-on-one meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Putin lands in Helsinki later than expected for summit with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plane landed in the Finnish capital Helsinki on Monday about a half hour behind schedule for his summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
