Philippine troops recover remains of beheaded German hostage
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine soldiers have found the remains of a German man who was beheaded by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants last week, a military official said late on Saturday,
Premier Li says China will resolutely oppose Taiwan independence
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will resolutely oppose and contain Taiwan independence, Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks prepared for delivery at the opening of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and the sel…
UK should make unilateral offer on post-Brexit rights of EU citizens: lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government should make a unilateral decision now to protect the post-Brexit rights of European Union nationals living in Britain, a committee of lawmakers said in a report published on Sunday.
At least two killed in new drone strikes on al Qaeda in Yemen: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Drones fired missiles at suspected al Qaeda targets in two separate attacks in Yemen on Saturday, local sources said, in what appeared to be a third successive day of U.S. strikes against militants in the Arab country.
Expert says Islamic State has badly damaged major Palmyra monument
PALMYRA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have severely damaged a major Roman monument in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an antiquities official said after visiting the site on Saturday.
German conservatives edge ahead of Social Democrats in Emnid poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives took a one point lead over the Social Democrats (SPD) in the latest poll conducted by Emnid for the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, with nearly seven months to go before federal elect…
Canada: No plans to clamp down at border to deter migrants
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will not tighten its border to deter migrants crossing illegally from the United States in the wake of a U.S. immigration crackdown because the numbers are not big enough to cause alarm, a government minister said on Saturday…
Turkey says warplane, probably Syrian, crashed near border
ANKARA (Reuters) – A warplane probably belonging to the Syrian air force crashed on the Turkish side of the border with Syria on Saturday and the pilots appeared to have bailed out, a local Turkish governor was quoted as saying.
Syrian army takes more villages from militants in northwest Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army has expanded its control over former Islamic State-held villages in northwest Syria, gaining more territory as it pushes back the jihadists from more pockets in Aleppo province, state media said on Saturday.
Trump administration to propose ‘dramatic reductions’ in foreign aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House budget director confirmed Saturday that the Trump administration will propose “fairly dramatic reductions” in the U.S. foreign aid budget later this month.
