Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends
RIYADH (Reuters) – Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads at midnight on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world’s last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women’s repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
Trump adviser Kushner says will publish Mideast plan ‘soon’: newspaper
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, said that he is “ready to work” with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Mexico pride march poses questions for leftist presidency favorite
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched through Mexico City on Saturday with both hope and some nagging doubts about the prospect of a presidential election victory by leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador …
NZ Prime Minister Ardern names new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Sunday she had named her new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha as she prepared to leave hospital amidst an outpouring of public excitement.
Trump adviser Kushner says he’s ‘ready to work’ with Abbas: newspaper
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, said that he is “ready to work with President Abbas,” a Palestinian newspaper reported on Sunday.
Divided EU leaders convene for emergency talks on migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders gather in Brussels on Sunday in an attempt to bridge their deep divisions over migration, an issue that has been splitting them for years and now poses a fresh threat to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turks began voting on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that pose the biggest ballot box challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago….
Trump adviser Kushner tells Palestinian newspaper he’s ‘ready to work’ with Abbas
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, said that he is “ready to work with President Abbas,” a Palestinian newspaper reported on Sunday.
More than 1,000 Macedonians protest country’s name change
SKOPJE (Reuters) – More than 1,000 Macedonians protested on Saturday evening against the change of the name of the former Yugoslav Republic which was agreed with neighboring Greece to end a decades-long dispute.
Ethiopian PM escapes grenade attack, one dead, scores hurt
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed survived a grenade attack on Saturday at a massive rally in support of his push for radical political and economic reforms, including a peace deal with regional arch-enemy Eritrea.
