Turkish troops kill 11 Syrians trying to cross border: monitoring group
AMMAN (Reuters) – Turkish border guards shot dead at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, as they tried to cross into Turkey from northwestern Syria, activists and a monitoring group said on Sunday.
Russia says agrees with U.S. to improve military coordination in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the United States to improve coordination between their military operations in Syria, where they are backing opposing sides of a civil war and launching air strikes.
Trump says Britain should leave EU: newspaper interview
LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump told Britons on Sunday he supported Brexit, repeating just days before the vote on June 23 that he thinks the UK would be better off outside the European Union.
Hong Kong’s stateless children lost in translation as refugee claims soar
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The number of stateless children born to refugees is growing in Hong Kong, where claims from asylum seekers have more than tripled in the last two years, alarming residents and lawmakers.
Flash floods kill 24 in Indonesia, thousands of homes damaged
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Flash floods and landslides killed 24 people in Indonesia’s Central Java province, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate to safer areas as torrential rains damaged thousands of homes.
European history hovers close to reverse gear
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European history may be about to go into reverse.
Thailand’s king continues treatment for ‘water on the brain’: palace
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, has shown signs of improvement following treatment for “water on the brain”, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Sunday.
Brexit could have domino effect in Eastern Europe: Luxembourg’s Asselborn
BERLIN (Reuters) – A British exit from the European Union could trigger similar moves by other member states in Eastern Europe, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said in a German newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Malaysia PM Najib defeats former mentor Mahathir’s challenge in twin by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s ruling coalition coasted to victory as expected in two by-elections, defying a political movement led by former premier Mahathir Mohamad who has sought to turn voters against his scandal-tainted former protege Najib …
China foreign minister urges U.S. not to interfere with Tibet in call to Kerry
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States should not interfere in China’s internal affairs on matters related to Tibet, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call on Saturday.
