Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss northern Iraq vote with Iraqi PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during his visit to the United States this week and discuss their concerns about northern Iraq’s independence referendum.
Syrian army, allies close in on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops seized a suburb of the city of Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria on Sunday, tightening the noose around Islamic State militants, a military source said.
British Airways flight evacuated in Paris for security reason: airport
PARIS (Reuters) – Passengers were evacuated from a British Airways airplane at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Sunday morning “for a security reason”, an airport official said.
British police arrest second man over London train bomb
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested a second man over the bombing of a London commuter train on Friday that injured 30 people and the security services lowered the threat level for an attack from its highest setting.
Second man arrested over London train attack: police
LONDON (Reuters) – A second man has been arrested over Friday’s bomb attack on a London underground train that injured 30 people, police said.
Pakistanis vote in by-election seen as test of support for ousted PM Sharif
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election seen as a test of support for the Sharif dynasty ahead of the 2018 general election.
Hamas dissolves Gaza administration in Palestinian unity bid
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on Sunday it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement.
Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could die due to a lack of food, shelter and water available for the huge numbers of them fleeing violence in Myanmar, an aid agency warned on Sunday.
South Korea says Moon and Trump agree on need for stronger North Korea sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to exert stronger pressure through sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear and missile tests, South Korea’s presidential office said following a telepho…
Palestine’s Hamas ready for talks with Fatah, elections: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestine’s Hamas group has agreed to talks with rival Fatah movement, to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and hold general elections as a way to implement a deal to end their long-running feud, the group said in a statement…
