Pope urges Korean reconciliation, reaches out to China
SEOUL (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Monday called for peace and reconciliation on the divided Korean peninsula and sent a further message of goodwill to China, wrapping-up a five day trip to South Korea and the first papal visit to Asia in 15 years.
Kurdish militants train hundreds of Yazidis to fight Islamic State
SERIMLI MILITARY BASE Syria (Reuters) – Kurdish militants have trained hundreds of Yazidi volunteers at several camps inside Syria to fight Islamic State forces in Iraq, a member of the armed Kurdish YPG and a Reuters photographer who visited a trainin…
Netanyahu says undeterred by Hamas warnings in talks on ending Gaza war
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza’s future had to meet Israel’s security needs, warning Hamas it faced “harsh strikes” if it resumed firing into the Jewish state.
Ukraine says its troops make breakthrough in rebel stronghold
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said on Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush …
Kurds push to drive militants from Mosul Dam with U.S. air support
DOHUK Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish fighters pushed to retake Iraq’s largest dam on Sunday in an attempt to reverse gains by Islamic State insurgents who have overrun much of the country’s north, officials said.
Grave of Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera vandalized in Germany
MUNICH (Reuters) – The grave of Stepan Bandera, a leader of Ukrainian fighters who fought both Nazi and Soviet forces during World War Two and after, was vandalized in a German cemetery overnight, police said on Sunday.
UK report into Muslim Brotherhood delayed: Financial Times
(Reuters) – A British government report on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has been delayed as ministers and officials disagree over its findings, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing official sources.
No response to calls for ceasefire in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan factions traded gunfire and shells in various parts of Tripoli on Sunday, ignoring international appeals for a ceasefire to end more than a month of fighting.
Pakistan opposition leader calls for tax boycott in anti-government protest
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Leading opposition politician Imran Khan urged Pakistanis on Sunday not to pay taxes or utility bills as a protest against the government and vowed to force the country’s “corrupt” prime minister to step down this week.
Senior Merkel ally calls for common European arms export rules
BERLIN (Reuters) – One of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s main allies in parliament has called for Europe to adopt common arms export regulations, saying there would be an increasing number of European defense companies in future.
