Zuma says South Africa and Morocco will resume diplomatic ties: media
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa and Morocco will resume diplomatic ties more than a decade after Morocco withdrew its ambassador from Pretoria, South African President Jacob Zuma said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Turkey’s Erdogan says will not succumb to U.S. ‘blackmail’ over court case
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would not succumb to “blackmail” by the United States in the trial of a Turkish bank executive being charged with evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Syrian Kurdish YPG says seized eastern region from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Sunday it had fully captured Deir al-Zor’s eastern countryside from Islamic State with the help of both the U.S.-led coalition and Russia.
Ireland says unclear if EU, UK can agree wording on border by Monday
DUBLIN (Reuters) – It is not yet clear if Britain and the European Union can agree on written assurances to avoid a hard Northern Ireland border by a Monday deadline, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday.
Zimbabwe truck accident kills 21, injures others
HARARE (Reuters) – At least 21 people died in Zimbabwe’s northwest province after a truck carrying 69 people overturned on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.
Syrian Kurdish YPG says seized eastern area from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Sunday it had fully captured Deir al-Zor’s eastern countryside from Islamic State with the help of both the U.S.-led coalition and Russia.
Saudi-led air strikes back Yemen’s Saleh in Houthi clashes
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa overnight on Sunday, local media said, lending support to loyalists of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh after he signaled a strategy shift that could pave …
Ireland says unclear if EU, UK can agree wording on border issue by Monday
DUBLIN (Reuters) – It is not yet clear if Britain and the European Union will be able to agree on written assurances to avoid a hard Northern Ireland border in time for a Monday deadline, Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday.
European parliament not moving from Strasbourg, France says
PARIS (Reuters) – France won’t let the official base of the European Union’s parliament be moved from Strasbourg to Brussels, the country’s European affairs minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Sunday.
U.S. allies fret as ‘guillotine’ hangs over Tillerson
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – On the eve of his trip to Europe, Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an “ironclad” promise of U.S. support to its oldest allies.
