Vietnam police take DNA from relatives of suspected truck victims
Police in Vietnam took hair and blood samples on Sunday to get DNA from relatives of people feared to be among the 39 who died in the back of a truck near London last week, their family members said.
U.S. targeted Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi: official
The United States has carried out an operation targeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Clashes between Turkish forces and Syrian army in north Syria: SANA
Syrian state news agency SANA said on Sunday there were clashes between the Syrian army and Turkish forces in the countryside around Ras al-Ain, a town on the Turkish border in northern Syria.
Labour is waiting for EU Brexit delay before taking election decision :health spokesman
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is waiting for the European Union’s decision on a Brexit delay before deciding whether to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid for an early election, the party’s health spokesman said on Sunday.
Islamic State’s Baghdadi: a trail of horror and death
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi jihadist who rose from obscurity to declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims as the leader of Islamic State, has died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria.
UK PM Johnson should offer commitment rejecting a no-deal Brexit, says Labour
Prime Minister Boris Johnson should offer parliament an unequivocal commitment he will not lead Britain out of the European Union without a deal if he wants backing for an early election bid, Labour’s home affairs spokeswoman said on Sunday.
I will not back government’s election bid, says UK former finance minister
Britain’s former finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would vote against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid on Monday to force an election, saying parliament should be focused on trying to secure a deal to leave the European Union.
Former foreign minister Gabriel to head German auto lobby – paper
Former Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has been tapped to become the head of Germany’s car industry lobby, installing a politician from the state that is home to Volkswagen in the influential post, Bild am Sonntag reported.
Defying crackdown, hundreds of Iraqis protest for third day
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters remained in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday, defying a bloody crackdown that killed scores over the weekend and an overnight raid by security forces seeking to disperse them.
Macri the underdog as Argentina heads to the polls
Argentines headed to the polls on Sunday, after a year of twists and turns in a dramatic election race that has been chastening for conservative President Mauricio Macri, who trails well behind Peronist rival Alberto Fernandez in opinion polls.
