Suicide bomber kills 13, including women, outside Afghan ministry
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded more 25 during rush hour on Monday at the entrance to Afghanistan’s rural rehabilitation and development ministry in Kabul as workers were leaving for home, government spokesmen said.
U.N. fears for 2.5 million in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib as fighting escalates
GENEVA (Reuters) – An escalation in fighting and air strikes in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province leaves 2.5 million civilians with “no place else to go” within their shattered homeland, the United Nations said on Monday.
Qatar takes UAE to U.N. human rights court over boycott
LONDON (Reuters) – The government of Qatar said on Monday it was taking the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations’ International Court of Justice over what it described as human right violations.
Rescue boat drifts at sea as Italy takes anti-migrant stance
ROME (Reuters) – A rescue ship with more than 600 migrants on board was drifting in international waters on Monday as Italy’s new interior minister doubled down on his decision to stop it docking in an Italian port.
Malaysia’s Najib maintains innocence as 1MDB probe picks up steam
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday said he did not benefit or steal money from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), as authorities searched a new premise and sought additional witnesses in an ongoing probe o…
Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says Iraqis should unite instead of seeking repeat of election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Iraqis on Monday to unite instead of burning ballot boxes and seeking to repeat an election on May 12 that his bloc won.
U.N. fears for 2.5 million in Idlib, Syria as fighting escalates
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations voiced concern on Monday about an escalation in fighting and air strikes in Syria’s Idlib province, where 2.5 million civilians have “no place else to go” within their homeland.
French minister says farmers’ blockade of refineries, depots illegal: RTL radio
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s farm minister said on Monday that a decision by farmers to launch a blockade of oil refineries and fuel depots to protest a government decision to allow Total to use imported palm oil at a biofuel plant was illegal.
North Korean, U.S. officials air differences on eve of summit; Trump stays positive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore could “work out very nicely” as officials from both countries met to narrow differences on how to end a nuclear stand…
‘Fair trade, fool trade’, Trump’s tweets spew ire on NATO allies, Trudeau
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend.
