Ukraine’s president says truce not working, urges more Russia sanctions: newspaper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire with Ukrainian troops and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper to be published on Monday.
Kremlin declines to comment on report on Putin’s absence from Moscow: Dozhd
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on a report from the independent news outlet Dozhd on Sunday that said Russian President Vladimir Putin had not been in Moscow for the last several days.
Syrian military on offensive as conflict enters fifth year
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s air force carried out air strikes on Sunday on Douma city, an insurgent stronghold northeast of Damascus, with 18 people killed and at least 100 wounded including children and other civilians, the Britain-based Syrian Observa…
Gunmen carry out second kidnapping in Afghanistan in three weeks
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped eight ethnic Hazara people from two cars in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday but later released all but one of the hostages, a local official said.
Twin bombings at churches in Pakistan kill 14, wound 78
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 during Sunday services, and witnesses said quick action by a security guard prevented many more deaths.
Court decision deepens Ivory Coast opposition rift
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The conviction of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s allies for their role in the violence that followed the 2011 election in Ivory Coast has deepened a rift in his party that risks radicalizing hardliners ahead of polls this year in the…
China probes Yunnan senior official for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior official in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan is being investigated for “violating party discipline”, the Communist Party said on Sunday, employing its usual euphemism for corruption.
Thousands to protest in Frankfurt against ECB ‘austerity’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Thousands of people are expected to march in Frankfurt on Wednesday to protest against austerity policies they blame on the European Central Bank, as the ECB inaugurates its new high-rise headquarters.
First aid teams reach Vanuatu, find widespread devastation after cyclone
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The first aid teams to reach Vanuatu reported widespread devastation on Sunday as authorities declared a state of emergency after a “monster” cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation.
Israel must repair U.S. ties after election: ex-envoy to Washington
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel must try to repair relations with the United States no matter who wins Tuesday’s election, said Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington and a potential foreign minister if his party joins the next government….
