Trump administration asks top U.S. court to lift refugee ban limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department on Monday filed an emergency application at the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block an appeals court decision that curbed President Donald Trump’s effort to temporarily bar most refugees from entering the U…
Turkey says U.S. indictment of former minister amounts to “coup attempt”
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said on Monday that its former economy minister, indicted in the United States for conspiring to violate U.S. Iran sanctions, acted within international law and that charges against him amounted to a coup attempt through Ameri…
Saakashvili plans to unite Ukraine opposition against president
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – A day after forcing his way past border guards back into Ukraine, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said he would unite the opposition against his former ally President Petro Poroshenko and planned to campaign for …
Militant blast, gun attack kill 18 police in Egypt’s Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Militants attacked a security convoy in Egypt’s strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 18 policemen in a blast and a gun battle on Monday, sources said – an assault claimed by Islamic State.
Afghanistan will never again be militant sanctuary: U.S. ambassador
KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said on Monday Washington would never allow militants to use the country as a sanctuary, as American and allied troops in Kabul commemorated the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mexico rushes aid to millions after huge quake; death toll at 96
JUCHITAN, Mexico (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake that struck Mexico last week has left some 2.5 million people in need of aid and killed 96 others, authorities said on Monday, as officials rushed to get food and water to afflicted communities in the …
Pakistan PM warns U.S. sanctions would be counter-productive
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said it would be counter-productive for the United States to sanction Pakistani officials or further cut military assistance, warning it would hurt both countries’ fight against milit…
Norwegians split over oil and tax as they vote in tight election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegians voted on Monday on the second and final day of a knife-edge parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s center-right bloc and a center-left opposition are vying to rule Western Europe’s top oil and gas prod…
Sinai blast kills 18 Egyptian policemen
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – At least 18 Egyptian policemen were killed and three injured on Monday in an attack claimed by Islamic State on a security convoy in the Sinai Peninsula, which is gripped by an insurgency.
Around 30 people injured in Swiss train collision: police
ZURICH (Reuters) – Around 30 people were injured on Monday in a train collision at a station in central Switzerland, police said.
