Authorities urge Egyptians to vote as Sisi seeks second term
CAIRO (Reuters) – Buses with loudspeakers blasting out songs about the importance of voting were touring central Cairo on the eve of the Egyptian presidential election, which analysts say lacks credible challengers to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Suicide car bomb kills three near Somali parliament
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint near Somalia’s parliament and interior ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, and the city’s ambulance service said three people had been killed.
More than 10,000 people rally to unify Romania and Moldova
CHISINAU (Reuters) – The former president of Romania Traian Basescu joined more than 10,000 people in the Moldovan capital on Sunday to rally in support of reunification between Romania and Moldova.
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany
BARCELONA/BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained in Germany on Sunday, five months after entering self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces up to 25 years in prison for organizing an illegal secession referendum las…
At least one dead in blast near mosque in Afghan city of Herat
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide attack near a Shi’ite mosque in the Western Afghan city of Herat killed at least one person and wounded eight others, police and health officials said on Sunday.
Italy’s 5-Star head praises League leader after parliamentary speaker deal
MILAN (Reuters) – The head of Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement praised the leader of the anti-migrant League after the two parties brokered a deal to elect parliament’s speakers, a further sign they could explore an alliance to form a governm…
Ruling coalition takes bulk of seats in new Ivory Coast senate
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Members of Ivory Coast’s ruling coalition will dominate the West African country’s new senate, tightening President Alassane Ouattara’s grip on power, provisional election results showed on Sunday.
Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany: lawyer
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Former Catalan secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont was detained on Sunday in Germany by police acting on an international arrest warrant issued by Spain, his lawyer said.
UK opposition seeks binding promise on post-Brexit Northern Ireland border
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party demanded on Sunday that the government makes a legally binding promise to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland once Britain leaves the European Union, saying ministers’ pledges could not be truste…
Kremlin: British accusations over Skripal poisoning ‘border on banditry’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Britain’s accusations that Moscow was behind the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in England “border on banditry”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by RIA news agency on Sunday.
