French PM Valls announces presidential bid
EVRY, France (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday he was a candidate for next year’s presidential election and wanted to unite the Left.
What does Jammeh’s defeat mean for future of aid and development in Gambia?
DAKAR/BANJUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gambia’s shock election result, which saw veteran leader Yahya Jammeh defeated after 22 years in power, could mend the West African nation’s ties with Europe, boost its development, and halt an exodus of migr…
UK government begins legal fight against ruling that could derail Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government launched a Supreme Court battle on Monday over who has the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union, seeking to overturn a legal ruling that could derail its Brexit strategy.
More than 1,000 boat migrants rescued, 16 bodies found: Italy coastguard
ROME (Reuters) – More than 1,000 migrants were plucked from overcrowded boats and 16 bodies were recovered in the past two days, Italy’s coastguard said on Monday, adding to the already record number of arrivals this year.
Somali forces say killed three in attack on Islamic State-linked fighters
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Soldiers allied to the Western-backed Somali government killed three fighters loyal to the Islamic State in northern Somalia on Monday as they pressed ahead toward the insurgents’ main stronghold, officials said.
Islamic State identifies Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer as new spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State identified a new media spokesman for the group for the first time on Monday in an audio message released online.
South Korean tycoons to take center stage in political scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – The heads of nine of South Korea’s top conglomerates controlling revenue equivalent to half the country’s economy face an unprecedented televised grilling by lawmakers on Tuesday, as the glare from a widening political scandal falls o…
MH370 families urge residents of African coast to join debris search
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – People whose loved ones disappeared on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have appealed to residents on the east African coast to search for plane debris and hand in anything they find to the authorities.
Recapture of Mosul ‘possible’ before next U.S. administration: Pentagon chief
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – While the fight to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State is going to be difficult, it is “possible” it could be complete before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash …
Germany warns against backlash over Afghan refugee suspected of murder
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government said on Monday nobody should try to make political capital out of a criminal case involving an Afghan refugee suspected of raping and murdering a German university student.
