Hamas says ready to hand Gaza to a Palestinian unity government
CAIRO/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Hamas has agreed to dissolve the administration that runs Gaza, it said on Sunday, a major step towards handing control of the enclave to a Palestinian unity government after a decade of bitter rivalry with President Mahmoud …
Haley says U.N. has exhausted options on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea’s nuclear program and the United States may have to turn the matter over to the …
Iran leader Khamenei warns U.S. against ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any “wrong move” by Washington on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.
Japan’s PM Abe considers snap election as early as October: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election for as early as next month to take advantage of his improved approval ratings and disarray in the main opposition party, government and ruling party sources sa…
Gay activists march through Serb capital behind police lines
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian gay right activists marched with their first openly lesbian prime minister through the streets of Belgrade on Sunday, protected by police in riot gear as a helicopter flew low overhead.
Far-right party likened to Nazis to shake up German parliament
FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany (Reuters) – The first far-right party set to enter Germany’s parliament for more than a half a century says it will press for Chancellor Angela Merkel to be “severely punished” for opening the door to refugees and migrant…
Syrian army and allies close in on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops seized a suburb of the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, tightening the noose around Islamic State, a Syrian military source said.
Pakistani Taliban says behind deadly blast in tribal region
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The militant Pakistani Taliban group said it carried out an attack on Sunday that killed five people in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Iran leader Khamenei warns against U.S. ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would react strongly to any “wrong move” by the United States on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, after President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the “spirit” of the agreement.
Varadkar bounce gives Ireland’s Fine Gael eight-point poll lead
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael party has opened up an eight-point lead over its nearest rival, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, suggesting the minority government was seeing a bounce under new prime minister Leo Varadkar.
