Nearly 1,500 evacuated in Paris region as rising Seine poses flood risk
PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly 1,500 people have been evacuated from homes in the Paris region, with authorities on alert for any major flood risk after the levels of the swollen River Seine rose further on Sunday.
Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny at protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police wrestled opposition leader Alexei Navalny into a patrol wagon moments after he appeared at a rally on Sunday to urge voters to boycott what he said would be a rigged presidential election in March.
Russian police raid opposition HQ as election protests begin
MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG (Reuters) – Russian police raided the Moscow headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday after his supporters began a day of nationwide protests, calling for a boycott of what they said would be a rigged presidential…
Seven survivors found week after Kiribati ferry went missing
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Seven survivors from a ferry that went missing in the Pacific Ocean a week ago were found adrift in a dinghy by a search plane on Sunday, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said.
Deadly clashes split ranks of Gulf allies in Yemen war
ADEN/MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 others were wounded as southern Yemeni separatists fought government troops in the southern city of Aden on Sunday, local medics said, deepening a rift between forces that ha…
‘Door is open’ if Britain wants to change mind on Brexit, says EU’s Moscovici
PARIS (Reuters) – The “door is open” should Britain want to reverse its 2016 vote to leave the European Union, Pierre Moscovici, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Union, told French media in an interview on Sunday.
Afghan capital in shock after ambulance bomb kills over 100
KABUL (Reuters) – Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack seen in the Afghan capital in months.
Heavy fighting resumes in Syria’s eastern Ghouta
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Heavy fighting resumed in Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Sunday after a short period of relative calm following reports that a ceasefire had been agreed there late on Friday, a war monitor and pro-government media sources said.
Trump says he would negotiate Brexit with ‘tougher’ attitude than Theresa May
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would take a “tougher” approach to Brexit negotiations than Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, he said in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday.
Syrian government says Turkish shelling damaged ancient temple
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government and a war monitor said on Sunday that Turkish shelling of the Kurdish-held Afrin region of Syria had seriously damaged an ancient temple.
