Israeli military kills three Palestinians along Gaza Strip border
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians along the border with the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents on Sunday, the Israeli military said.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan woos poor, vows radical change in election pitch
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to sweep to power in upcoming elections, promising radical change for the poor at a campaign kick-off rally in the city of Lahore that has long been the power base of o…
Caravan migrants mull next move at U.S.-Mexico border
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Members of a Central American migrant caravan that drew the wrath of President Donald Trump during its month-long journey through Mexico to the U.S. border faced hard choices on Sunday, as they decided whether to cross illeg…
Britain, France and Germany agree on support for Iran nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany have agreed that the nuclear deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap remains the best way of stopping Tehran getting nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said …
Egypt wants to speed up Ethiopia dam negotiations
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Sunday it wants talks over a dam Ethiopia is building speeded up in a sign of its apparent frustration over what it sees as footdragging by Addis Ababa over the dispute.
Armenia’s ruling party says will not stop ‘people’s candidate’ becoming PM
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia’s ruling party said on Sunday it would not stop protest leader Nikol Pashinyan becoming interim prime minister if all opposition factions in parliament support his candidacy.
U.S. concerned by ‘destabilizing and malign activities’ of Iran: Pompeo
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned by Iran’s “destabilizing and malign activities”, new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
U.S.-backed forces say they regain villages seized by Syrian army
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said they expelled had Syrian troops that briefly took control of a string of villages in oil rich areas east of the Euphrates river near the Iraqi border on Sunday.
Syrian army tightens noose around Palestinian camp
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian troops tightened the noose on Sunday around a Palestinian refugee camp held by Islamic State militants in southern Damascus where hundreds of civilians face an uncertain future, state media, witnesses and residents said.
Rohingya refugees tearfully plead for U.N. Security Council help
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh made emotional pleas to the U.N. Security Council on Sunday for help to return safely to their homes in neighboring Myanmar and for justice over the reason they fled – accu…
