Somali Islamist insurgents stone man to death for adultery
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Islamist insurgents stoned a man to death on Sunday as punishment for alleged adultery, they said, a reminder that the militia is still strong enough to carry out public executions despite losing its grip on most towns and …
If SNP wins election in Scotland, PM May will have to grant independence vote -Sturgeon
LONDON (Reuters) – If the Scottish National Party wins the most seats in Scotland at a June 8 election, Prime Minister Theresa May’s refusal to agree to a second independence referendum will be unsustainable, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon s…
Iraq’s Iran-backed paramilitary advances toward Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Iran-backed Shi’ite paramilitary force said on Sunday it had dislodged Islamic State from a number of villages west of Mosul, scoring further progress toward the border with Syria.
Egypt blocks financial newspaper website, widening media blackout
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has blocked the website of one of its most prominent financial newspapers, the paper’s owner said on Sunday, expanding a media blackout initiated last week to curb what authorities called support for terrorism and fake news.
Philippine leader asks separatists, Maoists to join fight against Islamic State
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appealed to Muslim separatists and Maoist-led rebels to join his government’s fight against Islamic State-linked militants.
After summits with Trump, Merkel says Europe must take fate into own hands
MUNICH (Reuters) – Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, pointing to bruising meetings of G7 wealthy nations and NATO last week.
A conservative ‘common man’ set to challenge Canada’s Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Andrew Scheer, a social conservative who unexpectedly won the race to head Canada’s main opposition party, is a popular legislator who may be able to unite a divided movement as he prepares to take on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Thousands protest against Moscow housing resettlement, but numbers fall
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Muscovites protested in the south-west of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks, but numbers had fallen compared to earlier rallie…
Descendants of Saudi Wahhabism founder distance themselves from Qatar
DUBAI (Reuters) – Descendents of the founding father of Saudi Arabia’s Wahhabi brand of Islam have sought to distance themselves from Qatar’s ruling family, according to a statement published on Sunday, in a further sign of a rift among Gulf Arab state…
Italy’s Renzi suggests next election be synchronized with Germany’s
MILAN (Reuters) – Former prime minister Matteo Renzi suggested on Sunday that Italy’s next election be held at the same time as Germany’s, saying this made sense “from a European perspective”.
