Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey says aircraft shot down en route to Idlib
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his warplane crashed on Turkish territory told a Turkish rescue team his MiG-23 had been shot down, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.
Leader of Finland’s eurosceptic party to step down
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish foreign minister Timo Soini said on Sunday he would step down as leader of the nationalist and eurosceptic Finns party in June, a move which could challenge the future of the country’s three-party government.
China to strengthen defenses, no word on budget
BEIJING (Reuters) – China pledged more support for its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses as it takes steps to safeguard its sovereignty, but in a highly unusual move did not give spending figures for 2017 despite prom…
Austrian chancellor calls for EU-wide ban on Turkish campaigning
BERLIN (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern on Sunday called for a European Union-wide ban on campaign appearances by Turkish politicians to avoid having individual member countries like Germany come under pressure from Ankara.
Philippine troops recover remains of beheaded German hostage
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine soldiers have found the remains of a German man who was beheaded by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants last week, a military official said late on Saturday,
Premier Li says China will resolutely oppose Taiwan independence
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will resolutely oppose and contain Taiwan independence, Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks prepared for delivery at the opening of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and the sel…
UK should make unilateral offer on post-Brexit rights of EU citizens: lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government should make a unilateral decision now to protect the post-Brexit rights of European Union nationals living in Britain, a committee of lawmakers said in a report published on Sunday.
At least two killed in new drone strikes on al Qaeda in Yemen: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Drones fired missiles at suspected al Qaeda targets in two separate attacks in Yemen on Saturday, local sources said, in what appeared to be a third successive day of U.S. strikes against militants in the Arab country.
Expert says Islamic State has badly damaged major Palmyra monument
PALMYRA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have severely damaged a major Roman monument in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an antiquities official said after visiting the site on Saturday.
German conservatives edge ahead of Social Democrats in Emnid poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives took a one point lead over the Social Democrats (SPD) in the latest poll conducted by Emnid for the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, with nearly seven months to go before federal elect…
