Russia criticizes U.S. for ‘anti-Cuban’ approach, says it sides with Cuba
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that “anti-Cuban” actions recently announced by Washington were regrettable and that Moscow confirmed its solidarity with Havana.
Japan PM Abe’s support slumps amid doubts about school scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slumped more than 10 points to 44.9 percent in a public opinion poll published on Sunday, amid opposition party suspicions he used his influence unfairly to help a friend set up a busines…
‘No doubt’ over Britain leaving EU: Brexit minister Davis
LONDON (Reuters) – British Brexit minister David Davis heads to Brussels on Monday to open divorce talks with the EU with a message that there should be “no doubt — we are leaving the European Union”.
Iraqi forces storm Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, in an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month-old campaign to seize the militants’ stronghold.
Two Pakistani diplomats missing in Afghanistan since Friday: Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two Pakistani diplomats based in a consulate office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad have been missing since Friday, when they set off by road back to their homeland, Pakistan’s foreign office said on Sunday.
France begins voting in second round of parliamentary election
PARIS (Reuters) – Voting stations opened in France on Sunday for the second round of parliamentary elections, with opinion polls indicating President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Republic on the Move party likely to win a massive majority in the lower ho…
Six police killed in attack on Afghanistan police headquarters
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least six police were killed and dozens of people wounded when as many as six gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday morning, officials said.
U.S. destroyer almost foundered after collision, bodies found: Seventh Fleet
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) – The bodies of missing sailors were found in flooded compartments of the USS Fitzgerald, which came close to sinking after a collision with a container ship off Japan tore a gash under the warship’s waterline, the U.S. Navy’s…
Roadside explosion in Cairo kills Egyptian policeman
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian policeman was killed and four wounded by a roadside explosive near the Cairo suburb of Maadi on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Explosion in Bogota shopping center kills three, wounds nine
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Three women were killed and nine wounded after an explosive device detonated in a restroom in a busy upscale shopping center in Colombia’s capital on Saturday.
