Afghan president and rival strike power-sharing deal after months of feuding
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal to end a months-long political stalemate, Ghani’s spokesman said on Sunday, a step that could smooth efforts to end the country’s long-running war.
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 170, lowest increase since March
The number of people who have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19 rose by 170 to 34,636, business minister Alok Sharma said on Sunday, the lowest increase in the official death toll since March 24.
French Catholics celebrate mass in parking lot
Roman Catholics in a town in eastern France were able to attend mass in their cars on Sunday, in the country’s first drive-in religious service since the start of a lockdown eight weeks ago aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus.
Pompeo welcomes Afghan power-sharing deal, chides leaders for lost time
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday welcomed a power-sharing deal to end a months-long political stalemate in Afghanistan, but chided President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah for taking so long.
Vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden: Britain’s UKMTO
A vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, offshore of Yemen’s port of Mukalla, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, without giving further details.
Sierra Leone police arrest five expatriate staff of SL Mining
Police in Sierra Leone have arrested five expatriate staff of a subsidiary of commodities trader Gerald Group on suspicion of inciting unrest, the company and local authorities said on Sunday.
UK police quiz man over death of rail worker spat at by ‘COVID carrier’
British police said on Sunday officers had questioned a suspect over an incident where a rail worker died of COVID-19 after being spat at by a man who said he had the novel coronavirus.
Italy to reopen shops, restaurants as lockdown eases further
Shops, restaurants and hair salons prepared to reopen in Italy on Monday as the government further eased one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns, saying it was taking a “calculated risk” to put the country back on its feet.
Skiers return to Slovenian resort after lockdown eases
Hundreds of skiers hit the slopes at Slovenia’s highest ski resort on Sunday after it reopened following a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly two months.
Syrian tycoon says government ordered him to step down from mobile operator
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf issued a video statement on Sunday saying officials had told him to quit as head of mobile operator Syriatel, in the latest twist in a tussle over assets and taxes that has uncovered a rift at the heart of the ruling elite.
