Indonesia names Islamist leader a suspect in pornography case
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Monday named an Islamist leader as a suspect in the exchange of pornographic messages and photos, a new legal threat to a cleric who helped organize mass Muslim rallies against Jakarta’s former Christian governo…
Germany says to host Tuesday meeting on Ukraine crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Deputy foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia will meet in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine crisis in the Normandy group format, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Morocco arrests activist leading northern protests: source
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities have arrested a leading activist who had been organizing protests against official abuses and corruption in the north of the country, a government source said on Monday.
Angola confirms dos Santos in Spain for health checks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Angola confirmed for the first time on Monday that 74-year-old President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, its leader of the last 38 years, was in Spain for medical reasons.
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by Islamic State are struggling to get food, water and medicine, the United Nations said, days into a new push by U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops to take the northern city.
UK police arrest 16th person in connection with Manchester attack
(Reuters) – British police said on Monday they had arrested a 16th person in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing last week.
Egypt to press ahead with air strikes after Christians attacked
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt made clear on Monday that it planned to press ahead with air strikes against Islamist militants in neighbouring Libya who it says were responsible for killing Egyptian Christians in an ambush last week.
President Macron’s party seen on top in French parliament election: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is expected to emerge with the most seats in June’s parliamentary election, a poll showed on Monday, with Macron also scoring well in terms of general popularity.
Philippine military says close to defeating Islamist rebels
MARAWI, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippine military said on Monday it was close to retaking a southern city held for a seventh day by Islamist militants, as helicopters unleashed more rockets on positions held by the rebels aligned with Islamic Sta…
South Korea questions six rescued North Koreans as it eyes engagement
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities were questioning on Monday six North Koreans rescued on the weekend as they drifted in the sea off the east coast and will send them home if they want to go, the South’s Unification Ministry said.
