Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women on a production line as they sew garments and try to knit their lives back together.
Turkey election board rejects opposition bids to annul Erdogan’s 2018 election victory
Turkey’s High Election Board (YSK) has rejected bids by opposition parties to annul all votes in the Istanbul local elections, as well as last year’s nationwide elections, broadcaster NTV said on Monday.
Britain warns of Iran-U.S. conflict, Pompeo meets Europeans
Iran and the United States could trigger a conflict by accident in an already unstable Gulf region, Britain’s foreign minister said on Monday, as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks in Brussels with the main European powers on the crisis.
UK, France and Germany say gravely concerned at escalation in Syrian fighting
Britain, Germany and France called on Monday for an end to the military escalation in north western Syria, saying they were gravely concerned at recent violence which had led to the death of more than 120 civilians.
China to impose tariffs on U.S. goods despite Trump warning
China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods, striking back in its trade war with Washington shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump warned it not to retaliate.
Argentine provincial vote points to election challenge for Macri – and Fernandez
A regional vote in Argentina’s Cordoba province, the country’s second largest voting district, has underscored rising discontent with the political status quo in the recession-hit nation as it heads for presidential elections in October.
EU threatens legal steps against Romania over rule of law
The European Commission said on Monday it would take legal action against Romania unless it reversed measures that undermine the independence of its courts and the fight against corruption.
Sweden wants to extradite Assange over rape allegation, complicating U.S. effort to try him for conspiracy
Sweden reopened an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday and will seek to extradite him from Britain, a potential setback to efforts by the United States to put him on trial over a huge release of secre…
And then there was light: Cardinal breaks law to restore power for homeless
A close aide to Pope Francis has drawn the ire of Italy’s anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini by climbing down a manhole to restore electricity to hundreds of homeless people living in an occupied building.
Two years into presidency, Macron refocusing economic reform drive
When Emmanuel Macron became French president two years ago he promised a clean break with the past. Within months of taking office he had cut tax on companies and investors and made hiring and firing easier via changes to labor laws.
