Japan sends in troops after massive typhoon hammers Tokyo, kills 23
Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which killed 23 people and briefly paralyzed Tokyo.
Syrian Observatory: 100 people escape camp holding Islamic State relatives
Around 100 people – women affiliated with Islamic State and their children – have escaped from a camp guarded by Syrian Kurdish-led security forces in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
UK Liberal Democrats rule out backing opposition Labour Party
Britain’ Liberal Democrat party leader Jo Swinson said on Sunday she would not back a government led by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
UK cabinet to get Brexit talks update on Sunday
Britain’s cabinet will be briefed on the current state of Brexit negotiations at 1145 GMT on Sunday, House of Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg told Sky News.
Turkish-led forces pursue assault around Syrian border towns
Turkish forces targeted areas around two Syrian border towns with fresh shelling on Sunday, pressing on with their offensive against Kurdish militia for a fifth day in the face of fierce international opposition.
Islamic State family members escape camp as Turkey-backed forces close in: Kurdish-led authority
An offensive by Turkey and its Syrian allies is nearing a camp for displaced people in northern Syria holding thousands of members of “Islamic State families”, some of whom have managed to escape after the site was shelled, Kurdish officials said.
UK election likely before Christmas: Labour leader Corbyn
UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday said there was a strong possibility of a national election before Christmas.
Over 130,000 people displaced by fighting in northeastern Syria: U.N.
More than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas around the northeast Syrian border towns of Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain as a result of fighting between Turkish-led forces and Kurdish militia, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Monitor: Turkish forces, allies seize parts of Syrian town Suluk
Turkish forces and their Syrian allies seized large parts of the northern Syrian town of Suluk in a new advance against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Sunday.
Tunisians pick new president in final round of voting
Tunisians are choosing between a retired law professor and a media mogul in the final vote of a presidential election on Sunday, eight years after a revolution that forged a new democracy and inspired the “Arab spring”.
