‘Remain’ 13 points ahead of ‘Leave’ in ORB Brexit poll
(Reuters) – The “Remain” camp held a 13-point lead over “Leave” rivals in Britain’s EU referendum campaign, according to a poll from ORB published in Tuesday’s edition of the Telegraph newspaper.
Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja, bombard city center
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces fought Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday and bombarded central districts at the outset of an offensive to retake the longtime jihadist stronghold on the western approaches to the capital Baghdad….
North Korean envoy rejects Trump overture to meet leader
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a “kind of propaganda or advertisement” in his election race, a senior North Korean official said on Monday.
Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bombs killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in Jableh and Tartous on Syria’s Mediterranean coast on Monday in the government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases, monitors and state media said.
Wildfire-sparked evacuation orders lifted at all Canadian work camps
CALGARY/TORONTO (Reuters) – Authorities in Canada lifted evacuation orders on Monday for all work camps and some additional oil facilities that had been shuttered when a massive wildfire threatened the nation’s energy hub, a significant step for compan…
Shake-up in Israeli politics prompts ‘seeds of fascism’ warning
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A military affairs commentator interrupts his broadcast to deliver a monologue: I’m alarmed by what’s happening in Israel, he says, I think my children should leave.
Kenya will close world’s biggest refugee camp this year
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kenya will close the world’s largest refugee camp this year because the facility housing Somalis displaced by decades of war poses an “existential threat”, Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto said on Monday.
German anti-immigration party breaks off talks with Muslims
BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) broke off talks on Monday with representatives of the Muslim community that had been intended to ease tensions after the party declared Islam incompatible with the German constitutio…
European Union agrees to aid Libyan navy to stop traffickers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will help rebuild Libya’s shattered navy and coastguard to tackle migrant smugglers after a plea for aid from the new U.N.-backed unity government in Tripoli, EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday.
U.S., allies stage 17 strikes in Iraq, Syria against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said.
