Israeli court rules to close Haifa ammonia tank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli court on Sunday ordered Haifa Chemicals to shut down the country’s largest ammonia tank, which has been a point of contention for years, with residents and environmental groups warning it is a major health hazard.
U.N. chief affirms full support for Yemen peace envoy
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the U.N. envoy to Yemen had his full support, days after Yemen’s Houthi group asked him not to renew the diplomat’s term due to what it alleged was bias against the Iranian-align…
WW2 bomb forces huge evacuation in Greece – and museum trip for refugees
THESSALONIKI, Greece (Reuters) – A World War Two bomb forced a massive evacuation in Greece’s second-largest city on Sunday, but also gave a group of stranded refugees a rare day-trip to the museum.
Northern Ireland’s peace generation frozen out by politics of war
BELFAST/BESSBROOK, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – The sudden collapse of a power-sharing agreement that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland has angered a younger generation who feel robbed of their future by the failure of politicians to get ov…
Netanyahu pledges to promote ‘responsible policies’ at Trump meeting
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would present “responsible policies” in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, signaling to the Israeli far-right to curb its territorial demands in the occupied West Bank.
Erdogan says end goal of Turkish operation in Syria is Raqqa
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria was not just to retake the city of al-Bab from Islamic State, but to cleanse a border region including Raqqa of the jihadists.
Irish PM’s party trails by 11 points ahead of no confidence vote
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s party fell 11 percentage points behind its main rival, a poll showed on Sunday, ahead of a proposed no confidence motion over his minority government’s handling of a policing controversy.
IMF’s Lagarde says worried about European elections
DUBAI (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Sunday that she was worried about the result of looming elections in Europe, though she insisted the euro zone was making progress in resolving its economic probl…
Success of EU exit bill sends strong message to upper house: UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The successful passage of British legislation to start Brexit talks through the lower house of parliament is a “pretty powerful message” to the upper house which will consider the bill, the leader of the House of Commons said on Sund…
Philippines starts to repair damage in quake-hit southern province
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities have begun to restore electricity and water supply to areas hit by a powerful earthquake in the south that killed six and damaged public infrastructure.
