Bahrain foreign minister calls for freezing Qatar out of GCC
CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain will not attend the upcoming GCC summit if Qatar does not change its stand, and the right step to preserve the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is to freeze Qatar’s membership, Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Twitter on Sunda…
U.S. envoy Haley’s blunt diplomacy targets South Sudan, Congo
JUBA, South Sudan/KITCHANGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – In a mountainous camp for displaced Congolese, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wrapped her arm around an inconsolable woman who recounted being raped twice.
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Qaryatayn, SYRIA (Reuters) – Twenty six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central province of Homs, witnesses and officials said.
Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro well positioned for 2018 elections: poll
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro would make it to a second round of voting in the 2018 presidential elections if they were held today, an Ibope poll showed on Sunday.
Merkel, party leaders meet to rev up German coalition talks: media
BERLIN (Reuters) – Key allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday downplayed reports about a crisis among parties in a potential coalition government, saying it was important to work out differences and reach a sustainable agreement.
Hundreds rally in France to protest sexual harassment after Weinstein scandal
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of women attended rallies in Paris and other French cities on Sunday to protest against sexual harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires
ERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he would give up his position as president on Nov. 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis.
Historic Kurdish leader Barzani announces resignation as independence vote backfires
ERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani informed the region’s parliament on Sunday that he would give up his position as president on Nov. 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional c…
Philippines’ Duterte says to deal with Trump in ‘most righteous way’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would deal with U.S. President Donald Trump “in the most righteous way” when they meet next month to discuss regional security and Manila’s war on drugs.
Copts call for action over church closures in southern Egypt
MINYA, Egypt (Reuters) – Coptic Christians in the south of Egypt renewed calls on local authorities for an end to discrimination, after a number of churches have been closed down in recent weeks.
