Van rams Muslim worshippers in London, PM May condemns ‘sickening’ attack
LONDON (Reuters) – A van plowed into worshippers near a London mosque in the early hours of Monday, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously, in what Prime Minister Theresa May said was a sickening, terrorist attack on Muslims.
Japan PM to reshuffle cabinet as ratings slump: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely reshuffle his cabinet to try to bolster ratings battered by suspicions that he helped a friend get favored treatment for his business, media reported on Monday.
An hour passed before Japan authorities were notified of Fitzgerald collision
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nearly an hour elapsed before a Philippine-flagged container ship reported a collision with a U.S. warship, the Japanese coastguard said on Monday, as investigations began into the accident in which seven U.S. sailors were killed.
With the clock ticking, Britain, EU play up chance of deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The British and EU Brexit negotiators agreed how to organize talks on Britain’s divorce at a first meeting in Brussels on Monday, where both sides stressed goodwill but also the huge complexity and tight deadline.
Iran’s supreme leader criticizes U.S. policies toward Tehran
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and what he characterized as its hostility to the Islamic Republic.
How Macron worked the system for a giant parliamentary majority
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron was visibly irritated last March at a news conference ahead of the first round of the presidential election.
U.S. warplane downs Syrian army jet in Raqqa province
AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern Raqqa countryside, with Washington saying the jet had dropped bombs near U.S.-backed forces and Damascus saying the plane was downed while flying a missi…
Iran fires missiles at militant groups in eastern Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran fired missiles on Sunday into eastern Syria, aiming at the bases of militant groups it holds responsible for attacks in Tehran which left 18 dead last week, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.
Al Qaeda-linked group claims deadly attack at Mali resort
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A new alliance of Islamist militant groups linked to al Qaeda on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least five people at a Mali luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside the capital Bamako.
Peru finance minister says he will not resign despite censure threat
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s Finance Minister Alfredo Thorne said on Sunday that he has the confidence of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and will not resign, defying demands he leave his post and threats of censure by the opposition-dominated Congress.
