Irma’s 36-feet waves slam Havana, winds pummel Varadero resort
HAVANA (Reuters) – Waves of up to 36 feet (11 meters) smashed businesses along Havana’s sea side drive on Sunday morning in the wake of Hurricane Irma, pummeling famous hotels such as the Copacabana, which were evacuated along with flooded neighborhood…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa steps up criticism ahead of ANC leadership vote
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, a leading contender to become head of the ruling ANC in December, stepped up his criticism of the government on Sunday, saying state-owned companies had been “captured” and funds …
Irma cuts power to 1 million in Florida, threatens catastrophic flooding
FORT MYERS/MIAMI (Reuters) – Packing 130-mph (210-kph) winds, Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to more than 1 million Florida homes and businesses on Sunday as it headed towards the state’s Gulf Coast, threatening potentially catastrophic floodin…
Exclusive: Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, children of suspected ISIS fighters
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State fighters after government forces expelled the jihadist group from one of its last remaining strongholds in Iraq, security and aid…
More than 1 million without power as Irma bears down on Florida
MIAMI/FORT MYERS, Fla (Reuters) – Packing 130-mph (210-kph) winds, Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to more than 1 million Florida homes and businesses on Sunday and threatened the state’s Gulf Coast with potentially catastrophic flooding.
Syria army, U.S.-backed forces converge on Islamic State in separate offensives
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and U.S.-backed militias converged on Islamic State in separate offensives against the militants in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Sunday.
Turks safe in Germany, Merkel says, dismissing Ankara’s warning
DELBRUECK, Germany (Reuters) – Turks can safely come to Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, dismissing a warning from Ankara that its citizens should take care when traveling there due to what it said was an increase in anti-Turkish senti…
U.S. denies Iran report of confrontation with U.S. vessel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Iranian military vessel confronted an American warship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, but the U.S. Navy denied any direct contact with Iranian for…
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili’s train halted near Ukraine border
PRZEMYSL, Poland (Reuters) – A train carrying former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters was prevented from leaving a railway station in Poland for Ukraine on Sunday, deepening a standoff between Saakashvili and the Ukrainian auth…
Prominent Russian journalist leaves country after threats
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prominent Russian political commentator and writer Yulia Latynina has left Russia fearing for her life, she told a Moscow radio station.
