Philippines says two leaders of pro-Islamic State alliance killed
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine troops killed two top commanders of a militant alliance in an operation in southern Marawi City on Monday, authorities said, a big boost to a military battling the spread of Islamic State’s radical ideology.
Ireland braces as tropical storm Ophelia approaches
LAHINCH, Ireland (Reuters) – Ireland closed schools and hospitals on Monday and warned people to stay indoors as tropical storm Ophelia threatened to lash the country with the worst weather in 50 years.
Philippine survey shows big support for Duterte’s drugs war
MANILA (Reuters) – Nearly nine out of 10 Filipinos support Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, and almost three quarters believe extrajudicial killings are taking place in the bloody crackdown, an opinion poll showed on Monday.
Death toll in Somalia bombing jumps to 263: medical workers
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 263 people were killed by twin bomb explosions in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, doctors said on Monday, confirming the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007.
Bengaluru building collapse kills at least five: officials
BENGALURU (Reuters) – A multi-storey building collapsed in the south Indian city of Bengaluru on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several, officials said.
Top international lawyers say Hong Kong rule of law under threat
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The jailing of three Hong Kong democracy activists this year is a serious threat to the city’s rule of law, a group of senior international lawyers said on Monday, adding the independence of the judiciary risks becoming a “charade…
Venezuela vote dispute risks rekindling unrest, sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition refused on Monday to recognize a surprise win for the ruling socialists in weekend gubernatorial elections, raising the prospect of new protests and foreign sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s governm…
Philippine troops kill two leaders of pro-Islamic State alliance, minister says
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine troops killed two leaders of a militant alliance in an operation in southern Marawi City on Monday, the defense minister said, a big boost to a military battling to contain the spread of Islamic State’s radical ideology.
Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun after floods kill 72
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam braced for typhoon Khanun on Monday after destructive floods battered the country’s north and center last week, killing 72 people, the disaster prevention agency said.
Thousands of new Rohingya refugees flee violence, hunger in Myanmar to Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – Hungry, destitute and scared, thousands of new Rohingya refugees crossed the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar early on Monday, Reuters witnesses said, fleeing attacks by Buddhist mobs and hunger that the United Nations has ca…
