Far-left veteran Melenchon draws big crowd as French election enters final straight
TOULOUSE/PARIS (Reuters) – Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon drew tens of thousands to a rally on Sunday, aiming to maintain momentum that has pushed the one-time outsider into contention in the French presidential election, with the first round of…
Syrian army regains key town in north Hama province
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army regained the strategic town of Soran near the city of Hama in the central part of western Syria on Sunday with an assault backed by heavy Russian air strikes, rebels and residents said.
Hundreds gather at attacked Egyptian church to mourn bombing dead
TANTA, Egypt (Reuters) – Hundreds of members of Egypt’s Christian minority Copt community gathered at a church in the city of Tanta on Easter Sunday to mourn those killed in a suicide bombing there a week earlier.
Trump aide McMaster: Time for tough talks with Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser H. R. McMaster said on Sunday it was time for tough talks with Russia over its support for Syria’s government and its “subversive” actions in Europe.
Many feared buried as hopes dim after Sri Lanka garbage dump landslide
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Hopes faded on Sunday for the survival of an estimated 100 people trapped under the mud and debris of a landslide at a giant rubbish dump in the Sri Lankan capital.
Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
THIBANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – Flooding has made all bridges across the Tigris in and out of western Mosul impassable, cutting off aid supplies and escape routes for people fleeing the Islamic State-held part of the Iraqi city.
Cairo court acquits Egyptian-American of human trafficking charges
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo court acquitted on Sunday an Egyptian-American woman and seven others who worked with street children and had been detained for nearly three years on human trafficking charges, in a case that had raised concerns in Washington….
In Afghanistan, Trump aide promises coordinated response to enemies
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser met Afghan officials in Kabul on Sunday and said the new administration was weighing diplomatic, military and economic responses to its Taliban and Islamic State enemies in Afgha…
Iraqi Christians celebrate Easter, dream of returning home
TEL ESQOF, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by Islamic State north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014.
On Easter, Pope denounces “oppressive regimes” but urges restraint
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis denounced “oppressive regimes” in his Easter message on Sunday but in an apparent call for restraint urged world leaders to prevent the spread of conflicts, as tensions rose in North Korea and Syria.
