Syria says U.S. suspected of attacking air base but Pentagon denies it
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian state TV said on Monday the United States was suspected of striking an air base hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a “big price to pay” as aid groups said dozens of people were killed by poison gas in a rebel-hel…
Trudeau attends emotional vigil for Canada bus crash victims
HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined religious and community leaders at an emotional vigil on Sunday night to honor the 15 members of a junior ice hockey team killed in a bus crash that shocked the hockey-lov…
Syria says suspected U.S. missiles fired at air base; Washington denies strike
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian state TV said there were casualties in what it said was a suspected U.S. missile attack on a major air base in central Syria but the United States denied it had launched any air strikes against the country.
Japanese ministry proposed cover story on land sale at heart of scandal: official
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Finance Ministry proposed crafting a cover story with a school operator at the heart of a political scandal to justify a discount in the price of public land sold to the school, a ministry official said on Monday.
China bans exports of ‘dual use’ items to North Korea
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has banned the export to North Korea of some items with potential dual use in weapons of mass destruction, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on its website.
Australian PM loses 30th straight poll, faces leadership pressure
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s coalition government on Monday lost a 30th straight major opinion poll, a symbolic defeat that intensifies pressure on him after he used the same milestone to oust his predecessor.
Hungary’s strongman Viktor Orban wins third term in power
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a third straight term in power in Sunday elections after his anti-immigration campaign message secured a strong majority for his party in parliament, granting him two-thirds of seats based o…
Rebel fighters begin leaving Syria’s Douma after weeks-long military assault
MOSCOW/BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Rebel fighters began leaving the devastated Syrian city of Douma on Sunday in the first phase of a Russian-sponsored deal to evacuate thousands of rebels from the besieged enclave, state media said.
Rebel fighters to leave Syria’s Douma after weeks-long military campaign
MOSCOW/BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Rebel fighters will leave the besieged city of Douma for a rebel-held area of northern Syria under a deal with the Russian army that Russian military police will help to enforce, opposition negotiators said.
Trudeau, ex-NHL stars to attend vigil for Canada bus crash victims
HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a vigil at a small farming town in Saskatchewan province on Sunday evening to mourn the survivors of a bus crash which killed 15 people and left 14 others in hospital…
