Brace for impact: Packing 130 mph winds, Irma poised to hit Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla (Reuters) – Millions of people huddled in shelters or in battened-down homes in Florida on Sunday morning as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, prepared to make landfall with 130-mph (210 kph)…
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir al-Zor highway: Hezbollah media unit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized a final stretch of highway linking the eastern city of Deir al-Zor to the capital Damascus on Sunday in further advances against Islamic State, a Hezbollah-run media unit reported.
Iranian warship turns away U.S. battleship: Tasnim
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported Sunday, but the U.S. Navy denied any direct contact wi…
After insurgents’ truce, Myanmar says ‘we don’t negotiate with terrorists’
YANGON/SHAH PORIR DWIP ISLAND, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence-racked state of Rakhine, declaring simply…
Syrian Democratic Forces say reach Deir al-Zor industrial zone: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces Alliance reached an industrial zone miles to the east of Deir al-Zor city in rapid advances against Islamic State militants on Sunday, it said in a statement.
Hurricane Irma roars into Florida Keys, brings deadly storm surge
FORT MYERS, Fla (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma’s northern edge crashed into the Florida Keys on Sunday, bringing a double barrel threat of destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges that sparked one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history.
Pope to wrap up Colombia trip in Cartagena with focus on poor
BOGOTA/CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) – Pope Francis wraps up his trip to Colombia on Sunday with a visit to the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, a top tourist destination famous for its colonial walled ramparts but which masks deep social inequality i…
Norwegians vote in closely contested parliamentary election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegians began voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election whose outcome is too close to call, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s center-right government and the opposition center-left bloc running neck and nec…
UK doesn’t need Brexit to curb EU immigration, says former PM Blair
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could bring in tough new controls on immigration from the European Union without actually having to leave the bloc, former prime minister Tony Blair said on Sunday.
Russia urges dialogue to solve Gulf crisis
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Arab countries and Qatar should enter into direct talks to solve a diplomatic dispute, Russia’s foreign minister said on a trip to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, urging all parties to restore regional unity.
