Philippine troops kill 15 militants in air and ground assaults
MANILA (Reuters) – At least 15 pro-Islamic State militants were killed when Philippine troops launched air and ground assaults against a rebel bomb factory on Sunday, a military commander said.
In Guatemala, woman searches for 50 relatives buried by volcano
SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala (Reuters) – Eufemia Garcia watched in horror as Guatemala’s Fuego volcano sent scalding ash and gas surging over her home a week ago, burying her children and grandson among 50 of her extended family. She has been search…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards kill six who crossed border from Iraq
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed six militants who had crossed the border from Iraq and intended to carry out operations inside the Islamic Republic, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the head of the Guards ground forces, said on Sunday, according to state media.
Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A storage site housing half of Baghdad’s ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election in May caught fire on Sunday, just days after parliament demanded a nationwide recount of votes, drawing calls for the election to be re-run.
Trump, North Korea’s Kim, in Singapore for historic summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off between the old foes and the transformation of the …
Merkel’s conservatives eye tougher asylum rules after murder case
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives called on Sunday for stricter immigration rules and faster deportation of failed asylum seekers after a public outcry over a 14-year old German girl who was allegedly raped and killed by an Ir…
Trump arrives in Singapore ahead of unprecedented U.S.-North Korea summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday ahead of a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the future of Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal.
Spain’s Basques form 202-km human chain to call for independence vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people from Spain’s Basque Country joined hands to form a human chain running some 202 kilometers (125 miles) on Sunday to call for the right to hold a regional independence vote.
Syrian villages besieged by rebels come under attack: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two pro-government Shi’ite Muslim villages in northwest Syria have come under fresh attack from rebel forces which have besieged them for years, prompting retaliatory air strikes, a war monitor said on Sunday.
North Korea’s Kim in Singapore on cusp of making history with Trump summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un landed in Singapore on Sunday ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could end a nuclear stand-off between the old foes and transform the secretive, impoverished Asian country.
