Central African Republic death toll could reach 30: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters) – Up to 30 civilians have been killed in a series of ongoing attacks targeting the Muslim population of a town in southeastern Central African Republic, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) told Reuters on Sunday.
North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests progress toward ICBM: experts
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s successful missile test-launch signals major advances in developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, such as mastery of re-entry technology and better engine performance key to targeting the United States, experts …
Targeting core Labour voters, UK’s May promises more workers’ rights
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will promise on Monday to extend British workers’ rights in the workplace and the boardroom, part of a push to win over traditional working class supporters of the opposition Labour Party in next month’s el…
Cholera strikes Yemen’s Sanaa; state of emergency called
DUBAI (Reuters) – Cholera has killed at least 115 people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the local Saba news agency said, after authorities on Sunday declared a state of emergency over the outbreak and called for international help to avert disaster.
Trump considering how move of U.S. Embassy in Israel could affect Mideast peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is trying to determine how keeping his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem could affect his hopes of brokering a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, his secretary of st…
Austria heads for snap election as coalition shatters
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s youthful foreign minister took over as leader of the country’s main conservative party on Sunday and called for a snap parliamentary election that center-left Chancellor Christian Kern admitted he could not prevent.
Austrian conservatives pick Foreign Minister Kurz as leader
VIENNA (Reuters) – The leadership of Austria’s conservative People’s Party, the junior party in the country’s coalition government, has appointed Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz as its new head, Kurz told a news conference on Sunday.
Victory in state vote shows Germany’s Merkel on course to retain power
DUESSELDORF/BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives defeated the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in a key state election on Sunday, exit polls showed, boosting their hopes of retaining power in September’s national vot…
Thousands protest in Moscow against housing resettlement plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Muscovites joined a protest rally in the center of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks.
Western envoys shun Qatar event attended by Sudan’s Bashir
DOHA (Reuters) – Western diplomats shunned the opening ceremony of a conference in Qatar on Sunday attended by Sudan’s president, who is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
