Iran minister warns Saudi Arabia after ‘battle’ comments: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam’s holiest places if the kingdom does anything “ignorant”, Tehran’s defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday after a Saudi prince threatened to move the “bat…
Macron banks on de Gaulle’s ‘majority amplifier’ to govern
PARIS (Reuters) – Unknown just three years ago, and with a party only 12 months old, Emmanuel Macron has seized the presidency against all the odds. His challenge now is to govern.
Israeli police kill Palestinian girl who tried to attack them in Jerusalem: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli paramilitary police officers shot and killed a knife-wielding Palestinian teenage girl who tried to attack them at an entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday, a police spokeswoman said.
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan confirmed killed
KABUL (Reuters) – The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, was killed in an operation on April 27 conducted jointly by Afghan and U.S. Special Forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, U.S. and Afghan officials said on Sunday.
Street artist Banksy tackles Brexit in Dover mural
LONDON (Reuters) – British street artist Banksy has taken on Brexit with a mural of a workman chipping away one of the 12 gold stars on the flag of the European Union on a wall in Dover, the ferry port that connects England with Calais in France.
Merkel’s conservatives defeat SPD rivals in northern state vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives thumped their Social Democrat rivals in a vote in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, in a boost to her prospects of winning a national election in September.
Obama to receive Kennedy Foundation ‘Profile in Courage’ award
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama is expected in Boston on Sunday to receive the John F. Kennedy Foundation’s annual “Profile in Courage Award,” honoring his accomplishments during his two terms in office in the face of intense poli…
Bill to declare Israel a Jewish state back on national agenda
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet breathed new life on Sunday into efforts to anchor in law the country’s status as a Jewish state, legislation Palestinians have described as an obstacle to peace.
Merkel’s conservatives thump rivals in German regional vote
BERLIN/KIEL, Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won a decisive victory over their Social Democrat (SPD) rivals in a vote in Germany’s northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, boosting her prospects of winning a national…
Syrian army advances despite deal to cut violence, monitor says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army seized control of the village of al-Zalakiyat north of Hama on Sunday amid a heavy bombardment, a war monitor reported, despite a deal brokered by Russia, Syria’s main foreign backer, to reduce fighting.
