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.
U.S.-backed Syrian alliance declares attack on Islamic State in Raqqa
AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian armed groups has launched an operation to retake the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State in Syria, the group said on Sunday.
U.S.-backed Syrian alliance declares attack on Islamic State in Raqqa
AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian armed groups has launched an operation to retake the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State in Syria, the group said on Sunday.
Islamic State hits back in Mosul but faces new Raqqa front
BAGHDAD/AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters targeted Iraqi troops with car bombs and ambushes in Mosul, stalling an army advance in their north Iraq stronghold, but faced attack on a new front on Sunday when U.S.-backed rebels launched a…
