France’s Macron vows to ‘eradicate’ kidnappers of French citizen
BAMAKO (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that France would “put all our energy towards eradicating” those responsible for kidnapping a French hostage shown in a video posted online by an al Qaeda-linked militant group.
Poll shows Fernandez bloc tied in Argentina congressional elections
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Candidates aligned with Argentina’s center-right government and those aligned with leftist ex-President Cristina Fernandez are in a technical tie in a key province ahead of October’s congressional elections, according to a poll…
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces reinforce front lines in Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) deployed around a thousand additional fighters to the front lines with Islamic State in Raqqa on Sunday, the SDF media office said.
U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a U.S. Defense Department official s…
Britain says 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests after London fire
LONDON (Reuters) – Some 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month, the British government said on Sunday.
Iraqis prepare to celebrate Mosul victory blocks away from raging battles
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis prepared on Sunday to celebrate an expected victory over Islamic State in Mosul, just blocks away from battles raging in the last few districts where the militants are dug in.
CNPC gas pipeline blast kills eight, injures 35: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least eight people died and another 35 were injured in a natural gas pipeline explosion in southwest China’s Guizhou Province on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld the death penalty for 20 men charged with killing policemen in the violence that followed the military’s ousting of an Islamist president in 2013, while changing the sentence for many others to hefty…
French and West African presidents launch Sahel force
BAMAKO (Reuters) – African powers launched a new multinational military force to tackle Islamist militants in the Sahel on Sunday, which French President Emmanuel Macron told a regional summit should be fully operational by the autumn despite its curre…
Britain should listen to pay bodies on public-sector rises: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could abandon an across-the-board cap on pay for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses if review bodies said higher rises were needed to recruit and retain workers, Environment Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunda…
