Germany begins withdrawing troops from Turkish air base
BERLIN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Germany began on Sunday to pull its troops out of a Turkish air base where they have supported international operations against Islamic State following a row with Ankara over access, a German defense ministry spokesman said.
Peace at risk in Nigeria’s oil heartlands as locals’ patience wears thin
KINGDOM OF GBARAMATU, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian government’s efforts to secure peace in the oil heartlands of the Niger Delta are empty promises, community leaders say, threatening a return to violence that would derail any broader recovery in t…
Russia says phone talks on Ukraine in Normandy format on agenda: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A phone call between leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany to discuss the crisis in Ukraine is being prepared, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Sunday.
Tillerson says Russia must make first move in Ukraine peace process
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Russia must take the first steps to de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine, adding that Washington’s primary goal is the restoration of Ukrainian territorial integrity.
Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over Islamic State after nearly nine months of urban warfare, bringing an end to jihadist rule in the city.
Brexit may never happen, says top Liberal Democrat Cable
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s scheduled exit from the European Union may never happen because its main political parties are too divided on the issue, said Vince Cable, a veteran lawmaker bidding to lead the fourth largest political party, the Liberal D…
U.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria held through the day, a monitor and rebels said on Sunday, in the first peacemaking effort of the war by the U.S. government under President Donald Trump.
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State reach Mosul Old City’s Tigris riverbank: state TV
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – A U.S.-trained elite Iraqi force battling Islamic State in the Old City of Mosul on Sunday reached the Tigris riverbank, state TV said, indicating that the insurgents’ last redoubt in the city was on the verge of falling.
Fresh violence hits India’s Darjeeling hills, two killed
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Two people have been killed as fresh violence erupted in India’s Darjeeling hills in protests over the killing earlier of a member of an ethnic minority, police said on Sunday.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in Singapore for medical treatment: paper
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical treatment, in his third such visit this year, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
