Iraq names judges to take over elections commission
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, the highest judicial authority, named judges on Sunday tasked with taking over the country’s elections commission following allegations of widespread violations in a May parliamentary election.
France, Germany have yet to agree on eurozone reforms: French official
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany have made progress but have yet to agree on a roadmap for euro zone reforms, a French official told Reuters after the two countries’ finance ministers and their teams held 13 hours of talks in Paris on Saturday.
Spain’s Socialists rebound in polls after ousting PM Rajoy
MADRID (Reuters) – Support for Spain’s Socialists has jumped since leader Pedro Sanchez staged a successful no-confidence vote against previous Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, two polls looking at voting intentions showed on Sunday.
North Korea’s Kim lands 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.
Afghan forces seize huge bomb-making cache at Pakistan border
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces on Sunday seized 156 sacks of ammonium nitrate, widely used in making explosives, from the back of a vegetable truck crossing from Pakistan, an official said, in one of the biggest such finds.
Syria’s Assad denies Russia makes decisions for him: interview
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that military ally Russia was making decisions for him, but said it was natural for there to be differences of opinion between allies, in an interview published on Sunday by state media.
In Mahathir’s Malaysia, Japan is back amid doubts over Chinese funding
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is set to woo investors and offer business deals during a trip to Japan that starts on Sunday, as he looks to cover a gaping debt hole and shift the country away from dependence on Chin…
Iran’s Rouhani criticizes U.S. ‘unilateralism’ over nuclear deal
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized U.S. “unliteralism” in withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and said on Sunday he appreciated efforts by China and Russia to maintain the agreement.
Russia’s Putin would be ready to host G7 in Moscow
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – Russia did not choose to leave the G7 and would be happy to host its members in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia should have been at its lat…
North Korea’s Kim lands in Singapore, on cusp of making history
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 his secretive, impoverished country.
