Armed men in Armenia seize police station, demand politicians’ release
YEREVAN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Armed men seized a police station and hostages in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday, killing one police officer in the process before demanding Armenians take to the streets to secure the release of jailed opposition politi…
Malaysia Airlines settles damages with MH17 victims: report
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines has struck a deal to settle damages claims for most victims of its MH17 flight that was shot down over eastern Ukraine two years ago on Sunday, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported.
Attack on Nice deals blow to France’s crucial tourism industry
PARIS/NICE, France (Reuters) – The carnage on Nice’s famed seaside boulevard as the summer season got into full swing has sent shockwaves through France’s tourism industry, a vital sector for the economy of the world’s most-visited country.
Exclusive: Brother of Nice attacker says he sent ‘laughing’ photo amid crowds
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian man who killed at least 84 people in France by mowing down Bastille Day revelers with a lorry had phoned his brother hours earlier and sent a picture of himself laughing as he mingled with the crowd, the brother told Reut…
Bahrain court dissolves main Shi’ite opposition
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahrain court on Sunday dissolved the main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq, accusing it of helping to foster violence and terrorism, in an escalation of a crackdown on dissent in the U.S.-allied Gulf kingdom.
Vietnamese protesters detained for rapping China over South China Sea case
HANOI (Reuters) – About 20 Vietnamese demonstrators were detained on Sunday while trying to hold a protest against China’s rejection of an international court decision that denied its vast claims in the South China Sea.
Despite reform, Saudi ‘guardianship’ still restricts women: HRW
DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian laws requiring women to have male guardians have been reformed in recent years but continue to restrict and endanger them, obstructing government plans to reform the economy, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch says in a report…
Palestinian carrying explosives arrested at Jerusalem rail station
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian man carrying pipe bombs and knives in his bag was arrested at a light railway station in Jerusalem during the morning rush hour on Sunday, Israeli police said.
Scotland’s Sturgeon says would not rule out staying in EU and UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would not rule out the possibility of Scotland remaining in the European Union as well as part of Britain, which backed Brexit in a referendum mainly due to voters in England and Wal…
UK Labour Party leadership candidate Eagle says need all-party agreement on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Angela Eagle, one of three candidates vying to lead Britain’s opposition Labour Party, said on Sunday there should be agreement between Britain’s political parties on the terms of a Brexit deal.
