Death toll in Iraq unrest passes 100, government issues new promises
The death toll in five days of clashes between Iraqi police and protesters rose to over 100 on Sunday and the government struggled to appease public anger over corruption and unemployment by announcing reforms.
Iraq says no Iraqi government forces fired directly at protesters during unrest
No Iraqi government forces fired directly at protesters during protests, the spokesman for Iraq’s Interior Ministry Major General Saad Maan said on Sunday in a news conference broadcast on state television.
Thousands rally in Kiev to protest autonomy plan for eastern Ukraine
Thousands of people gathered in Kiev’s main square on Sunday to protest against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s deal with Moscow to grant autonomy to Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel-held east as part of efforts to end a five-year conflict there.
Disillusioned Tunisians vote as economic woes loom
Tunisians voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with public annoyance at years of ineffective coalitions fuelling a sense of disillusionment eight years after a revolution that introduced democracy and inspired the “Arab Spring”.
104 people killed in Iraq unrest, 6,000 wounded: Interior Ministry
At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded in less than a week of unrest in Iraq, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said on Sunday on state TV.
Saudi Arabia working to remove Sudan from U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list: tweet
Saudi Arabia is working to remove Sudan from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism, a Saudi foreign ministry tweet said on Sunday.
French minister rejects resignation calls over police killings
France’s interior minister rejected opposition calls for his resignation on Sunday but acknowledged opportunities had been missed to prevent the killing of four police personnel by a radicalized colleague.
Around 20 killed in latest wave of Burkina Faso violence
Twenty people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a gold-mining site in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, two sources said.
UK could be flexible on details of Northern Ireland veto, customs plan
Britain is open to some flexibility on the proposed mechanism that would allow lawmakers in post-Brexit Northern Ireland to decide whether the British province remains in regulatory alignment with the European Union, its Brexit minister said.
North Korea doubts U.S. will have alternative plans inside two weeks
North Korea said on Sunday there was no way the United States would bring alternative plans for their stalled nuclear talks to a meeting proposed by Stockholm in two weeks after weekend negotiations in Sweden broke down.
