More Syrian rebels agree to leave eastern Ghouta: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels agreed to surrender a second besieged enclave in eastern Ghouta on Friday as their comrades in another insurgent pocket in the area continued their withdrawal after a month-long assault by the army.
At least one dead in French supermarket hostage-taking: mayor
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) – At least one person was killed when a man took hostages in a supermarket in the southwestern French town of Trebes on Friday, the mayor told BFM TV. The station reported that the hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to Isla…
Europeans to unveil new steps against Russia over UK spy attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union member states agreed at a summit in Brussels to take further punitive steps against Russia in the coming days for the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, as Moscow accused the bloc of joining a London-driven hate campai…
Britain urges Israel to improve treatment of detained Palestinian children
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain called on Israel to improve the treatment of Palestinian children in military detention on Friday and said Israel should do more to safeguard vulnerable people in its care.
Sarkozy vows to vanquish ‘Gaddafi gang’, fights barring order
PARIS (Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy will challenge a barring order that forbids him from meeting key accusers and allies or traveling to countries such as Libya pending a judicial investigation into allegations that Muammar Gaddafi bankrolled his 2007 el…
Syrian rebels, Russians to negotiate end to Ghouta suffering-rebel group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group in one besieged eastern Ghouta pocket said on Friday it would try to negotiate an end to an army assault there, while insurgents in another nearby enclave withdrew.
Spain to try Catalan separatist leaders for rebellion
MADRID (Reuters) – Twenty-five Catalan leaders will be tried for rebellion, embezzlement or disobeying the state, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday, in a sharp escalation of legal action against separatists in the northeastern region.
Turkey targets 155 suspected Gulenists in new operations, police, media say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities began rounding up 155 suspected followers of the cleric Fethullah Gulen on Friday, police and media said.
Man holds hostages in French supermarket, claims allegiance to Islamic State: BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) – A man holding hostages in a supermarket in southwestern France has claimed allegiance to Islamic State, BFM TV said.
Police stand down suspicious package alert near London’s Gherkin building
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said a reported suspicious package in the City of London near London’s “Gherkin” building on Friday was a harmless discarded electrical item and lifted cordons in the area.
