East Libyan commander Haftar says will listen to will of ‘free Libyan people’
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control parts of the country, said on Sunday he would listen to the will of “free Libyan people”, in the strongest indication so far that he might run in electio…
Iran tells France’s Macron not to ‘blindly follow’ Trump
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran on Sunday criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his tough stance toward Tehran and said Paris would soon lose its international credibility if it “blindly follows” U.S. President Donald Trump.
Car bomber attacks NATO convoy in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday, killing one civilian and wounding four others but without causing casualties among international forces, officials said.
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize it as the capital of Palestine.
Erdogan says Turkey will open embassy in East Jerusalem
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize it as the capital of Palestine.
Children serenade pope on 81st birthday; he appeals for kidnapped nuns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people, many of them children, serenaded Pope Francis on his 81st birthday on Sunday, as the pontiff appealed for the release of Catholic nuns kidnapped last month in Nigeria.
Philippines’ Duterte, in about-face, says he supports same-sex unions
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday expressed his support for same-sex unions, after previously declaring his opposition to gay marriage, in an about-face that may displease bishops in the mainly Roman Catholic country.
South Africa’s ANC set to elect leader to replace scandal-ridden Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ANC formally nominated two candidates in a race to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but lost its luster in a welter of scandal and corruption allegations…
Two Danish journalists wounded in Islamist knife attack in Gabon
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – An attacker wielding a knife and crying “Allahu Akbar” has wounded two Danish journalists in Gabon’s capital Libreville, the Gabonese defense minister said.
Brexit will not be derailed, says UK’s May ahead of crunch cabinet meetings
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would not be derailed from leaving the European Union, laying the groundwork for difficult meetings this week in which she will try to unite a divided cabinet behind her vision for post-B…
