Dallas shootings cast shadow over Obama trip to Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama met the king of Spain in Madrid on Sunday and will later meet Spain’s acting prime minister, but the trip that was meant to show solidarity with Europe has been overshadowed by violent events in the United…
Assad tells EU delegation West’s actions in Syria cause terror in Europe
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a visiting group of European parliamentarians on Sunday that western governments’ support for opposition groups in Syria caused terrorism in Europe.
Brazil could sell Sao Paulo and Rio airports, president tells paper
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will consider selling airports in Sao Paulo and Rio to help to reduce a large fiscal deficit next year, interim President Michel Temer told the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper on Sunday.
Australia’s prime minister declares victory in marathon election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory on Sunday in a marathon national election, with his coalition government retaining power and the opposition Labor Party conceding defeat.
Moscow says NATO fixating on non-existent Russian threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that a NATO summit in Warsaw showed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was focusing its efforts on containing a non-existent “threat from the East”.
Two Russian helicopter pilots shot down, killed in Syria: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Militants shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria, killing two Russian pilots on board, Interfax news agency said, quoting Russia’s defense ministry.
Critic of Cambodian government shot dead in capital
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A critic of the Cambodian government was shot dead in the capital on Sunday at a time of rising political tension between Prime Minister Hun Sen and an opposition hoping to challenge his grip on power in elections as soon as next…
UK’s Corbyn says expects to be on ballot as Labour heads for bitter leadership contest
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party is set for a bitter leadership battle after leader Jeremy Corbyn said he expected to be automatically on the ballot and would challenge any attempt to prevent him from entering the contest.
Gunmen kidnap three Indonesians off Malaysian state of Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped three Indonesian members of a tugboat crew off Malaysia’s eastern state of Sabah, police said on Sunday, the latest in a string of abductions in a region noted for kidnappings by Islamist militants.
Zambia elections body halts campaigning in capital over violence
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s electoral commission has suspended campaigning in two areas, including the capital Lusaka, due to escalating political violence before the Aug. 11 elections, it said late on Saturday.
