Gay activists march through Serb capital behind police lines
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian gay right activists marched with their first openly lesbian prime minister through the streets of Belgrade on Sunday, protected by police in riot gear as a helicopter flew low overhead.
Far-right party likened to Nazis to shake up German parliament
FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany (Reuters) – The first far-right party set to enter Germany’s parliament for more than a half a century says it will press for Chancellor Angela Merkel to be “severely punished” for opening the door to refugees and migrant…
Syrian army and allies close in on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops seized a suburb of the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, tightening the noose around Islamic State, a Syrian military source said.
Pakistani Taliban says behind deadly blast in tribal region
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The militant Pakistani Taliban group said it carried out an attack on Sunday that killed five people in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Iran leader Khamenei warns against U.S. ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would react strongly to any “wrong move” by the United States on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, after President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the “spirit” of the agreement.
Varadkar bounce gives Ireland’s Fine Gael eight-point poll lead
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael party has opened up an eight-point lead over its nearest rival, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, suggesting the minority government was seeing a bounce under new prime minister Leo Varadkar.
British police arrest second man over London train bombing
LONDON (Reuters) – A second man has been arrested over Friday’s bombing of a London commuter train that injured 30 people and Britain remained on its highest level of alert on Sunday with soldiers helping provide security.
India Prime Minister Modi inaugurates controversial dam project
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest dam on Sunday, ignoring warnings from environment groups that hundreds of thousands of people will lose their livelihoods.
Police give all clear after BA plane searched in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Police said a security alert on a British Airways plane in Paris on Sunday was a false alarm.
Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan is not a leadership bid: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday that Boris Johnson was not starting a leadership bid by setting out his plans for Brexit in a newspaper article, adding that his intervention was “absolutely fine”.
