Car rams police van on Paris’ Champs Elysees, driver dead
PARIS (Reuters) – A man deliberately rammed a car carrying weapons and explosives into a police van as it drove in a convoy down Paris’s Champs Elysees avenue on Monday, officials said.
White House says it retains right to self-defense in Syria; Moscow warns Washington
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that coalition forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria retained the right to self-defense as Russia warned it viewed any planes flying in its area of operations as potential targets….
Ministers at OAS meeting fail to agree on Venezuela resolution
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from across the Americas failed to reach agreement at a meeting on Monday on a resolution criticizing the government of Venezuela, which saw more violent protests in its capital as the discussions deadlocked…
France’s Le Pen calls for orderly debate after FN’s lukewarm election showing
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen called for an orderly debate on Monday as her National Front party launched an inquest into a disappointing election performance and a policy review which could lead to it softening its hostility …
Singapore PM apologies for harm caused by family feud over house
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong apologized on Monday that a dispute with his siblings over their late father Lee Kuan Yew’s will has had an impact on citizens’ confidence in the government.
Mosul Old City battle goes house to house as Islamic State fighters defend
MOSUL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters defended their remaining stronghold in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, moving stealthily along narrow back alleys as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces slowly advanced.
New assertive generation of Gulf leaders at heart of Qatar rift
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two years after launching headfirst into a conflict in Yemen that has no end in sight, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have astonished the world again, this time with a severe boycott of neighboring Qatar.
Qatar says it will not negotiate unless neighbors lift ‘blockade’
DOHA/PARIS (Reuters) – Qatar will not negotiate with its neighbors to resolve the Gulf dispute unless they first lift the trade and travel boycott they imposed two weeks ago, its foreign minister said, but added Doha still believed a solution was poss…
Merkel wants good Brexit deal that works for both sides
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she wanted a “good agreement” for both Britain and the European Union in the Brexit negotiations that started on Monday.
Britons cry for London fire victims as death toll rises to 79
LONDON (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, as the government tried to show it was improving its handling of a tragedy that has angered the public.
