Multiple blasts and gun battle in eastern Afghan city
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces battled for hours against a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday after a coordinated assault that killed at least 15 people and wounded…
Most foreign envoys absent as Israel, U.S. launch embassy festivities
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel launched celebrations on Sunday for the U.S. Embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, a move whose break with world consensus was underscored by the absence of most envoys to the country from a reception hosted by Prime Minister …
Rhetoric over U.S. exit from Iran deal rises amid sanctions threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States threatened on Sunday to impose sanctions on European companies that do business with Iran, as the remaining participants in the Iran nuclear accord stiffened their resolve to keep that agreement operational.
Italy’s 5-Star, League talks progress, PM may be in sight
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League spent the weekend locked in talks to forge a common policy program and called the head of state on Sunday to report on their progress towards naming a prime minister.
Pakistani ethnic rights group stages first rally in Karachi
KARACHI (Reuters) – A Pakistani ethnic Pashtun rights group on Sunday staged its first rally in the southern city of Karachi, the site of a killing in January that sparked the movement and led to nationwide protests and rallies.
The Palestinian whose life spans the ‘Catastrophe’ of his people
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – At 96, Mohammad Mahmoud Jadallah has razor sharp memories of the founding of Israel in 1948, the event that has shaped his life and that of his fellow Palestinians.
Italy’s 5-Star and League locked in coalition talks, still no PM
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League remain locked in talks to forge a common policy program and said they would not be able to present it to the head of state on Sunday as planned.
Multiple blasts and gun battle in eastern Afghan city
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces battled for hours against a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday after a coordinated assault that killed at least 15 people and wounded…
Pompeo: U.S. to lift sanctions on North Korea if it meets demands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Washington will agree to lift sanctions on North Korea if the country agrees to completely dismantle its nuclear weapons program, a move that would create economic prosperit…
Protesters demand Russia stop blocking Telegram messenger app
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Hundreds of people rallied in Moscow on Sunday to demand the unblocking of the Telegram app, the second protest in the Russian capital since the authorities blocked the popular messaging service last month.
