Morocco sees ‘no turning back’ for climate pact, despite Trump
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – There is “no turning back” from a global accord to combat climate change, Morocco’s foreign minister said on the eve of U.N. talks in Marrakesh amid fears that Donald Trump will try to pull out if he wins the U.S. preside…
U.S. citizen held in Yemen for more than 18 months freed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen who was detained for more than a year and a half by the Houthi faction in Yemen has been released, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.
Illegal mining, weak government help Taliban expand in Afghan north
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan Taliban militants have strengthened their grip on lucrative illegal mining operations in the north of the country, as security forces focus most of their efforts on battling the insurgency in the volatile south,…
France plans security measures to reassure Asian tourists: paper
PARIS (Reuters) – France plans to bring in more police units and surveillance cameras to reassure Asian tourists put off by robberies and militant attacks and avoid a sharp drop in visitor numbers, daily newspaper Le Figaro said on Sunday.
Prisoners take control of parts of Britain’s Bedford prison
LONDON (Reuters) – Prisoners took over parts of Bedford prison in central England on Sunday night in what the prison workers’ body described as a serious incident, with extra prison officers from across the country and local police drafted in to help r…
Hong Kong police, protesters clash over Beijing crackdown
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police fired pepper spray in running battles with thousands of demonstrators on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday as they tried to encircle China’s representative office in protest against Beijing’s attempts to stop independence …
Libyan forces report 14 civilians freed from Islamic State in Sirte
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces in the final stages of a six-month campaign to recapture Sirte from Islamic State said they freed 14 civilians on Sunday from a small residential area where some militants are holding out.
Palestinian president can revoke parliamentary immunity of opponents – court
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – The Palestinian Constitutional Court, a body set up months ago by President Mahmoud Abbas, ruled on Sunday that he can revoke the parliamentary immunity of lawmakers, a move that effectively allows him to sideline rivals.
Bulgaria exit polls show narrow win for Socialist ally Radev in presidential vote
SOFIA (Reuters) – Former air force commander Rumen Radev narrowly won the first round of presidential elections in Bulgaria on Sunday, exit polls showed, raising prospects of political instability in the small Black Sea state and a strategic shift towa…
UK PM May promises EU exit ‘in full’ despite legal challenge
LONDON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would deliver a full exit from the European Union, hitting back at critics of her Brexit strategy who have threatened to try to block the process in parliament.
