Sarkozy party leads in French local elections: exit poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative UMP party and their allies led in the first round of French local elections, a TV exit poll showed on Sunday, denying Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front (FN) first place.
U.N. says Libya talks extended despite clashes
SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – Libyan peace talks in Morocco between two rival governments, expected to end on Sunday, will be extended for two more days despite clashes on the ground.
Ivory Coast ruling party picks Ouattara as candidate for October poll
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s ruling party on Sunday chose incumbent president Alassane Ouattara as expected to be its candidate for this year’s presidential election.
Russia threatens to aim nuclear missiles at Denmark ships if it joins NATO shield
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Russia threatened to aim nuclear missiles at Danish warships if Denmark joins NATO’s missile defense system, in comments Copenhagen called unacceptable and NATO said would not contribute to peace.
London police arrest six after synagogue attack
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested four men and two women after they tried to force their way into a synagogue in Stamford Hill in north London in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tunisian president says third suspect in museum attack on the run
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that a third gunman involved in an attack that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, at a Tunis museum last week was on the run.
Scottish nationalists open to informal pact with Labour
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party (SNP) could support a minority government led by the Labour Party after national elections on a “vote by vote” basis in return for an end to austerity policies that have resulted in public spending cuts.
Islamic State hit by U.S., allies in nine air strikes: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State in nine air strikes in Iraq and Syria in the latest round of daily attacks on the militants, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Sunday.
Chadian helicopters bomb Boko Haram on Nigeria-Niger border -Niger army
DIFFA, Niger (Reuters) – Two Chadian army helicopters bombed Nigerian Boko Haram positions on Sunday, killing several dozen militants near a village on the border with Niger, a senior Niger military official told Reuters.
CIA’S Brennan: Islamic State’s momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The momentum of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been blunted and the extremist group is not “on the march” as it was previously, CIA Director John Brennan said on Sunday.
