Iftar celebrations amid the Douma ruins
DOUMA, Syria (Reuters) – Against a backdrop of crumbling buildings in the rebel-held Douma district east of Damascus, hungry Syrians sat down together on the rubble-strewn streets to break fast with a free Ramadan meal.
Merkel says May’s Brexit proposals ‘not the breakthrough’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the end of an EU summit in Brussels on Friday that proposals from British Prime Minister Theresa May on preserving the rights of EU citizens after Brexit were “not the breakthrough”.
If Baghdadi is dead, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – If Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is confirmed dead, he is likely to be succeeded by one of his top two lieutenants, both of whom were Iraqi army officers under late dictator Saddam Hussein.
Russia’s election commission says Navalny can not run for presidency
(Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny can not run for presidency because of his criminal conviction, the Central Election Commission, said in a statement on Friday.
Iraqi forces battle toward heart of Mosul’s Old City
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul’s Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State’s last stand there.
France’s Macron, eastern Europeans try to mend ties after disagreements
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and four eastern European Union leaders sought to turn the page on Friday after publicly trading barbs over their differences on issues ranging from jobs to the bloc’s fundamental values.
Britons were endlessly lied to during Brexit campaign: Schaeuble
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday that Britons were lied to during the campaign before the Brexit referendum last year and he lashed out at those behind the ‘Out’ campaign for not taking responsibility when th…
Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated
LONDON (Reuters) – British investigators said on Friday they would consider manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people, as thousands of apartment-dwellers a few miles away were told to leave their homes due to …
Man charged with terrorism-related murder in London van attack
LONDON (Reuters) – A man suspected of driving a van at Muslim worshippers leaving a London mosque has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder, British police said on Friday.
Turkey says Israel paid compensation to families of 2010 flotilla raid victims – media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Israel has paid total compensation of $20 million to the families of the victims of an Israeli raid on a Turkish aid flotilla that killed 10 people in 2010, Turkish media quoted Turkey’s Finance Minister Naci Agbal as saying on Frida…
