Trump has made Afghanistan decision after ‘rigorous’ review: Mattis
AMMAN, Reuters – President Donald Trump has made a decision on the United States’ strategy for Afghanistan after a “sufficiently rigorous” review process, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday.
Finnish police search new sites, talk to suspect in knife rampage probe
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Police searched premises in the city of Turku and interviewed the chief suspect on Sunday as part of an investigation into Finland’s first suspected Islamist militant attack.
Joint Taliban, Islamic State raid killed disarmed Afghan fighters, civilians: U.N.
KABUL (Reuters) – A combined force of Taliban and “self-proclaimed” Islamic State militants killed at least 36 people in what may amount to war crimes during a raid on a northern Afghan town this month, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Syria’s Assad says Western plots against him foiled but war not yet won
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday his country had foiled Western designs to topple him but his army had not yet won the fight to end Syria’s six-year-old insurgency.
Iraq’s Kurds might put off independence vote in return for concessions from Baghdad: official
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kurds may consider the possibility of postponing a planned Sept. 25 referendum on independence in return for financial and political concessions from the central government in Baghdad, a senior Kurdish official said…
Tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong over jailing of democracy activists
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against the jailing of three young democracy activists, with many questioning the independence of the Chinese-ruled city’s judiciary.
Barcelona attack suspect still sought as investigation expands to other countries
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Spanish police searched on Sunday for the man behind the wheel in the Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people, amid growing signs members of the militant group had connections elsewhere in Europe.
Iran parliament clears oil, foreign ministers for Rouhani’s new cabinet
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Iranian parliament voted on Sunday to keep the oil and foreign ministers, two of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani’s key members of cabinet, in their posts.
Anger simmers in Philippines over Duterte’s drug war
MANILA (Reuters) – Mourners at the funeral of a Philippine man who police shot dead protested his innocence on Sunday, the latest sign of rising anger over President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody campaign to stamp out drugs.
Grace Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe after South Africa assault allegation
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe returned from South Africa early on Sunday, state media reported, after a 20-year-old model accused her of assault in an upmarket Johannesburg hotel room.
