Trump stance on Muslims, Fox host in spotlight after mosque shootings
President Donald Trump on Sunday championed a Fox News personality who made anti-Muslim remarks as his White House rejected any attempt to link the U.S. leader to a shooter who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques.
Zimbabwe death toll rises to 64 after Cyclone Idai pounds country
Cyclone Idai has killed at least 64 people in eastern Zimbabwe and destroyed homes, bridges and roads, making rescue efforts difficult, a government minister said on Sunday.
UK counter-terrorist police probe attempted murder as terrorist incident
British counter terrorism police said on Sunday they were investigating an attempted murder which “has hallmarks of a terror event, inspired by the far-right” and a 50-year-old man has been arrested.
Iran recalls ambassador to Kenya over court case
Iran recalled its ambassador to Kenya because of a court decision upholding sentences for two Iranians in jail, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Sunday, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency.
India’s former defense minister Manohar Parrikar dies
India’s former defense minister and serving chief minister of the western state of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, died on Sunday, officials said.
Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled last IS Syria enclave: SDF
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday more than 60,000 people, mostly civilians, had flooded out of Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria since a final assault to capture it began over two months ago.
Algeria PM starts talks on new cabinet as gas field workers protest
Algeria’s newly-appointed prime minister has started talks to form a new government, state media reported on Sunday, in a move designed to placate protesters demanding President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika and his inner circle step down.
Paris’ historic Saint-Sulpice church briefly catches fire, nobody hurt
Paris’s historic Saint-Sulpice church, which was used in the filming of U.S. author Dan Brown’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ bestseller, briefly caught fire on Sunday but firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control and nobody was hurt.
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
In southern Iraq, where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers meet, the Fao peninsula was once known for its swathes of henna plants and palm trees. But the lush greenery of this Basra province district has now turned into a hardscrabble surface.
France’s BEA says Ethiopian jet’s flight data successfully recovered
Data from the flight data recorder of the Ethiopian jet that crashed last week has been successfully downloaded, France’s BEA air accident investigation said on Sunday.
