Suspect held over bomb attack dies in Bahraini jail: media
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini suspect held for questioning in connection with a bomb attack that killed a woman in late June has died in prison, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, while another news website has suggested he may have died under tortur…
Israeli cabinet approves bank reform despite stability concerns
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved legislation aimed at loosening the grip of the country’s three largest banks on the credit supply market, despite opposition by the IMF and a risk that the reform could flood the economy with ex…
As ‘caliphate’ shrinks, Islamic State looks to global attacks
BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State, losing territory and on the retreat in Iraq and Syria, has claimed credit for a surge in global attacks this summer, most of them in France and Germany.
Palestinian tries to stab Israeli troops in West Bank, shot dead: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian tried to stab Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and was shot dead, the army said.
London police chief warns terror attack a case of ‘when, not if’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain cannot be fully protected against terrorism and an attack similar to those seen recently in mainland Europe is a question of “when, not if,” London’s police chief said on Sunday.
Heavy rains, lightning kill 41 in India, 15 in Bangladesh
MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in heavy rains in a Mumbai suburb on Sunday, state media reported, and officials said 32 people were killed by lightning a day earlier in Indi…
Germany’s far-right AfD claws back some support after attacks
BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany (Afd) gained support as Germany was hit by a spate of attacks this month, including by Islamist militants, but support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives held steady, a poll …
Militants launch car bomb, gun attack on Somali police base, ten dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Militants set off two car bombs outside a police base in Somalia’s capital before gunmen stormed inside on Sunday, leaving at least 10 people dead, police said.
Philippines may still impose ceasefire with Maoist-led rebels
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines may still re-impose a ceasefire with Maoist-led guerrillas, a senior administration official said on Sunday, a day after it was withdrawn by President Rodrigo Duterte.
U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of IS-held city of Manbij: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Manbij after advances in the last day that secured them key areas inside the city near the Turkish border, a monitor said on Sunday.
