Russian firefighters user helicopters to extinguish market fire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian firefighters on Sunday used specially equipped helicopters to dump water on a construction goods market on the northwestern edge of Moscow that caught fire.
Hezbollah leader says U.S. actions aiding Islamic State in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that the United States was serving the interests of Islamic State by preventing the Syrian army and its allies advancing in some areas of eastern Syria.
Philippine president sees biggest ratings dip, but popularity intact
MANILA (Reuters) – Trust and satisfaction in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte fell to the lowest of his presidency in the third quarter of this year, a survey showed on Sunday, although sentiment about his leadership remained positive overall.
Likely successor to Cuba’s Castro rejects U.S. demands for change
HAVANA (Reuters) – The man forecast to replace Cuban President Raul Castro early next year rejected U.S. demands that the Communist-run country change its political and economic system.
Moscow warns it may restrict U.S. media in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in Russia in retaliation for what Moscow calls U.S. pressure on a Kremlin-backed TV station, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Macri’s coalition poised to win key Argentina midterm vote: opinion polls
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s business-friendly coalition is poised to win an important Senate seat in two weeks, opinion polls showed on Sunday, potentially damaging former populist President Cristina Fernandez’s attemp…
Turkish prosecutor seeks 15-year jail sentence for rights activists – agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor has called for jail sentences of up to 15 years on terrorism charges for a group of rights activists including the local head of Amnesty International, Dogan news agency said on Sunday.
France’s Macron, unions seek upper hand in struggle over reforms
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron may have won the opening salvo in his battle to reform France’s economy, but a nationwide strike by public workers this week will put more pressure on a leader struggling to shake off criticism that he is “president of…
Women march through desert for Israeli-Palestinian peace
JORDAN RIVER, West Bank (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women trekked through a biblical desert landscape on Sunday, converging on the shores of the Jordan River in a march for peace.
Congo militants ambush and kill travelers in northeast: lawmakers
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Militants ambushed a group of about 30 civilians in northeastern Congo and killed many of them before fighting a fierce battle with the army, politicians said on Sunday.
