Turkey detains 143 people over suspected Islamic State links: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 143 people over suspected links to Islamic State in anti-terror operations in eight cities over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu Agency said on Sunday.
Rouhani says Iran will keep producing missiles, state TV reports
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense and does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday in a speech broadcast on state television.
Iraqi forces, Kurdish Peshmerga start new round of talks, Iraqi State TV says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Sunday started a second round of talks to resolve a conflict over control of the Kurdistan region’s border crossings, Iraqi state TV said.
Trump and Netanyahu share a kiss on West Bank wall mural
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Another Donald Trump mural believed to be the work of Australian graffiti artist Lushsux has popped up on Israel’s barrier in the occupied West Bank, this time depicting the U.S. president sharing a kiss with Israeli Pr…
Kenya opposition leader calls for calm in slum hit by deadly violence
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called for calm on Sunday as he visited a slum in the capital that was hit by violence when a political stand-off over a repeat presidential election fed into rising ethnic tensions.
Losses, looting as Philippine war’s fortunate few return home
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Khaliluddin Ismail returned home on Sunday after five months of war in the southern Philippines to find his house ransacked. But he’s still smiling.
First Catalan poll gives slight lead to anti-independence parties
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Political parties opposing a split by Catalonia from Spain had a small lead in an opinion poll published on Sunday, the first since Madrid called a regional election to try to resolve the crisis over Catalan demands for ind…
China aims to set up state anti-corruption unit next year
BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to pass a national supervision law and set up a new commission next year to oversee an expansion of President Xi Jinping’s campaign to fight corruption in the ruling Communist Party and government, the party said on Sunda…
Iceland leans toward leftist government in snap election
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted their center-right government in an election that could pave the way for a charismatic young opposition leader to form a left-leaning coalition, final vote counts showe…
Poland wants strong euro zone before mulling membership – finance minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland wants the euro zone to become stronger before making a decision whether to join the single currency, Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
