Merkel expects new British PM to launch formal EU exit talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expects Britain to trigger article 50 of the European Union’s Lisbon treaty to begin the formal process of leaving the bloc once it has picked a new prime minister, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday.
Islamic State’s Afghan foothold shrinks but attacks persist
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An Afghan general leading the country’s battle against Islamic State has noticed something peculiar about the militant group’s fighters: They don’t loot ammunition after raids against his forces.
Egypt’s foreign minister talks up Mideast peace in rare visit to Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Egypt’s foreign minister paid a rare visit to Israel on Sunday, offering Cairo’s help to revive peace talks with the Palestinians, in a sign of strengthened ties between two countries sharing deep concern over regional unrest.
Dallas shootings cast shadow over Obama trip to Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama met the king of Spain in Madrid on Sunday and will later meet Spain’s acting prime minister, but the trip that was meant to show solidarity with Europe has been overshadowed by violent events in the United…
Assad tells EU delegation West’s actions in Syria cause terror in Europe
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a visiting group of European parliamentarians on Sunday that western governments’ support for opposition groups in Syria caused terrorism in Europe.
Brazil could sell Sao Paulo and Rio airports, president tells paper
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will consider selling airports in Sao Paulo and Rio to help to reduce a large fiscal deficit next year, interim President Michel Temer told the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper on Sunday.
Australia’s prime minister declares victory in marathon election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory on Sunday in a marathon national election, with his coalition government retaining power and the opposition Labor Party conceding defeat.
Moscow says NATO fixating on non-existent Russian threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that a NATO summit in Warsaw showed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was focusing its efforts on containing a non-existent “threat from the East”.
Two Russian helicopter pilots shot down, killed in Syria: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Militants shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria, killing two Russian pilots on board, Interfax news agency said, quoting Russia’s defense ministry.
Critic of Cambodian government shot dead in capital
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A critic of the Cambodian government was shot dead in the capital on Sunday at a time of rising political tension between Prime Minister Hun Sen and an opposition hoping to challenge his grip on power in elections as soon as next…
