Palestinian leader Abbas hospitalized: Palestinian officials
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been hospitalized in the West Bank due to complications after minor surgery last week, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.
Palestinian leader Abbas in hospital for third time in a week: officials
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been hospitalized in a West Bank hospital, a Palestinian official said on Saturday, providing no further details on his condition.
Support for repealing Irish abortion laws rises days from vote
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish voters who favor liberalizing the country’s abortion laws increased their lead in two opinion polls published on Sunday, reversing a trend that suggested the race had begun to tighten ahead of the final days of campaigning.
Spain to maintain control of Catalonia: El Pais
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy plans to maintain central government control over Catalonia after the regional leader nominated imprisoned and exiled politicians to join his cabinet, El Pais said on Sunday.
Syrian monitor says insurgents quit enclave, state media denies it
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A war monitor said buses evacuated Islamic State fighters from an enclave south of Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal deal, though state media denied the report and said the Syrian army was fighting to finish off the insurgents.
Hounded by graft probe, fearing safety Malaysia’s Najib seeks protection
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak fears for his safety and has asked for police protection, his spokesman said on Sunday, a day after the ex-leader complained over the conduct of police searching properties for evide…
With Brexit clarity, Scotland will look again at independence: Sturgeon
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she would again consider another vote on independence for Scotland when the British government offers some certainty over Brexit.
League calls on Italians to back coalition deal with 5-Star
MILAN (Reuters) – The far-right League gave Italians a chance to bless the program it has drawn up with the 5-Star Movement in an informal ballot as the two groups try to decide on a candidate to lead their planned coalition government.
Cleric Sadr meets Iraq PM Abadi, hinting at coalition
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Shi’ite cleric’s bloc was declared winner of Iraq’s parliamentary election, the clearest sign yet they could work together to fo…
Syrian Observatory: Islamic State fighters leaving last Damascus enclave
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a group of Islamic State fighters had been evacuated from the last insurgent enclave near Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal that will restore state control over the area.
