Paris attacks suspect jailed for 20 years for Belgian attempted murder
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court sentenced Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam and a co-accused to 20 years in prison on Monday for trying to kill police during a shootout in Brussels in 2016.
British royal baby on way: Kate, wife of Prince William, goes into labour
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour on Monday to give birth to the couple’s third child.
Greece says Turkey risks losing sight of Europe
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday ruled out any trade off with Turkey for the release of two Greek soldiers held by Ankara, and said its NATO ally appeared to be losing sight of moving closer to Europe.
Asylum-seekers and locals clash on Greek island of Lesbos over migrant crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) – Clashes broke out on Sunday between asylum-seekers and groups of locals on Lesbos, police said, in one of the most serious bouts of violence on the Greek island in months.
New electronic system to speed up Iraqi election results: elections chief
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A new electronic system will deliver the results of Iraq’s upcoming national election within hours of polls closing, the country’s chief electoral officer said, a marked improvement from previous years when it took weeks to announce…
Syrian army targets south Damascus insurgent enclave
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army bombarded a jihadist enclave in south Damascus on Monday, state television and a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad seeks to regain all ground near the capital.
Syrian opposition says U.S. cannot afford to leave Syria yet
RIYADH (Reuters) – Syria’s chief opposition negotiator said the United States cannot afford to leave Syria as it has yet to achieve any of its goals in the region, even though President Donald Trump said recently Washington would withdraw its troops.
Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, taken to hospital in early stages of labor
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labor on Monday to give birth to the couple’s third child.
Russia, China to obstruct U.S. attempt to sabotage Iran nuclear deal: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart that Moscow and Beijing would try to block any U.S. attempt to sabotage the Iran nuclear deal, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
China reassures Pakistan on ties ahead of Xi’s meeting with India’s Modi
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday reassured Pakistan that relations between the two countries were as firm as ever and would “never rust”, ahead of a meeting this week between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could un…
