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re-impose a ceasefire with Maoist-led guerrillas, a senior administration official said on Sunday, a day after it was withdrawn by President Rodrigo Duterte.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.
Many Houthis, seven Saudi troops killed near Yemen border
CAIRO (Reuters) – Seven Saudi troops and dozens of Houthi fighters were killed in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Sunday, as the main combatants in Yemen’s war prepared for a further week of peace talks …
The dark side of Duterte’s deadly but popular drugs war
MANILA (Reuters) – When the image of Jennelyn Olaires weeping as she cradled the body of her slain husband went viral in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte called it melodramatic.
