Syrian Kurdish leader arrested in Prague at Turkey’s request
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – The main Syrian Kurdish political party said on Sunday that one of its leaders had been arrested in Prague at the behest of Turkey, where a court has charged him with sedition.
France has foiled two Islamist attacks this year: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – French security forces have foiled two planned attacks so far this year as Islamic State militants set their sights on domestic targets in response to the group’s military setbacks in Iraq and Syria, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb s…
Cambodia’s ruling party sweeps Senate election after crackdown
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s ruling party said on Sunday it had won every seat up for election on the Senate in a ballot held after thousands of opposition lawmakers and local council leaders were stripped of their right to vote.
North Korea condemns sanctions, but seen open to talks with U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) – Senior officials from Pyongyang visiting South Korea on Sunday said North Korea was open to talks with the United States, hours after it accused Washington of trying to stir up conflict on the peninsula with new sanctions.
Church leaders shut Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre in land, tax protest
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli tax policy and a proposed land expropriation law which they called an unprecedented attack on Christians in the Holy Land.
Greek anarchist group smashes windows at Novartis office in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek self-proclaimed anarchists threw paint and smashed windows at the entrance of the Athens headquarters of Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Sunday, police said.
Iran says Damascus suburbs assault to continue after U.N. ceasefire call
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran said pro-Damascus forces would press ahead with attacks on an insurgent enclave near the Syrian capital, as ground fighting raged on there after a U.N. resolution demanding a 30-day truce across the country.
Syrian Kurdish leader arrested in Prague: Kurdish-led authority
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim was arrested in Prague at the behest of Turkey, the main Kurdish-led political coalition said on Sunday.
Congo police kill protester in church-led march against Kabila
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa shot dead an anti-government protester and wounded two others during church-led demonstrations against President Joseph Kabila on Sunday.
Labour to back customs union, says May faces Brexit ‘crunch time’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party will back a new customs union with the EU, its Brexit policy chief said – a move that would make commerce with the bloc easier but limit the country’s ability to strike other trade deals.
