Islamic State, Syria’s Russian-backed army fight over Palmyra
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants and Syria’s Russian-backed army fought over the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on Sunday, with both sides claiming the upper hand.
Brazil’s Temer disapproval spikes as economy disappoints
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Disapproval of Brazilian President Michel Temer’s government spiked as the economy failed to rebound from its deepest slump in decades, according to a poll published by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper on Sunday.
Two girl suicide bombers kill at least three in Nigeria’s Maiduguri: official
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two girl suicide bombers killed at least three people and wounded 17 at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a spokesman for state emergency agency NEMA, Sani Datti, said.
UK’s Boris Johnson in Saudi Arabia says candor important, stresses friendship
RIYADH (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reiterated Britain’s close ties to Saudi Arabia on a visit on Sunday and said candor was also important, days after making comments widely seen as critical of the conservative Gulf Arab country…
Gambia’s President Jammeh to challenge election loss at top court
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who initially accepted his defeat in a Dec. 1 election before making a dramatic about-face, will challenge the poll result before the Supreme Court, the ruling party said in a statement.
Indonesia police say arrest of woman in bomb plot points to new militant tactic
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Sunday were hunting for more suspects linked to a foiled plot to bomb targets in Jakarta, with the arrest of a woman among a trio detained a day earlier pointing to a new recruitment tactic by Islamist militants…
Iraqi Christians confront painful memories in town’s clean-up
QARAQOSH, Iraq (Reuters) – For decades, the Immaculate Conception Church in Qaraqosh was the heart of Iraq’s largest Christian town. After two years under Islamic State rule, it lies scarred and desecrated.
Britain says West cannot treat Russia as an equal partner
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s defense minister said on Sunday he was ready to work with his new U.S. counterpart but that Western nations could not treat Russia as an equal partner as Moscow was a strategic competitor.
Turkish army says hits Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 12 militants
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes destroyed 27 Islamic State targets and killed 12 militants in the latest operations in northern Syria, the Turkish army said on Sunday.
After Aleppo, Syria’s Assad still far from regaining his state
BEIRUT (Reuters) – When President Bashar al-Assad turns from the wreckage of Aleppo to assert his authority across a fractured Syria, it will be as a figure who is virtually unassailable by rebels, but still faces great challenges in restoring the powe…
