British spy chief says Russia is spreading lies to undermine the West
BERLIN (Reuters) – Britain’s MI5 spy chief accused Russia on Monday on attempting to subvert Western democracies by sowing disinformation and spreading lies.
Militant family uses child in suicide bomb attack on Indonesian police
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – A family of Islamist militants in Indonesia carried an eight-year-old into a suicide bomb attack against police in Surabaya on Monday, a day after another militant family killed 13 people in suicide attacks on three chur…
The U.S. is opening an embassy in Jerusalem. Why is there a furor?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States opens its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, a move that has delighted Israel and infuriated Palestinians.
South African police confirm explosive device found at mosque
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A device discovered in a mosque near the South African port city of Durban where worshippers were attacked by armed men last week has been confirmed as explosive, police said on Monday.
Exclusive – Jumping ship: Brexit-hit EU staff ditch UK passports
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – About one in 10 British civil servants at the European Commission has taken another EU nationality since the Brexit vote, but are nonetheless resigned to scant prospects of future promotion.
Israeli gunfire wounds at least 28 Palestinians as Gaza border protests build
GAZA BORDER (Reuters) – Israeli gunfire wounded at least 28 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, medics said, and protesters streamed to the frontier for the climax of a six-week demonstration as the United States prepared to open its embassy …
Australian climbs Everest, sets fastest seven summit record – hiking official
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Australian Steve Plain became the fastest climber to scale the highest peaks in seven continents, taking 117 days for a feat popularly called the “Seven Summits”, after he scaled Mount Everest early on Monday, his expedition compa…
Israeli military drops warning leaflets into Gaza as border protests build
GAZA BORDER (Reuters) – The Israeli military dropped leaflets and fired tear gas into Gaza early on Monday, warning Palestinians to stay away from the border with Israel as protesters gathered for the penultimate day of a six-week demonstration.
Libya to return bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in 2015
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Libya will return to Egypt on Monday the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte, a Libyan security official said.
The media are agog but are Britons really bothered about royal wedding?
ETON, England (Reuters) – Drinking pints in a traditional English pub in the genteel town of Eton under swathes of red, white and blue bunting, locals say Saturday’s wedding of Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle is going to be a massiv…
