Gunmen attack Mali army base, kill at least 16 soldiers-sources
Gunmen attacked and briefly seized a Malian army base overnight, killing at least 16 soldiers and destroying five vehicles in central Mali’s Mopti region, two local councillors in the area where the attack happened said on Sunday.
Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last Islamic State Syria enclave: SDF
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday over 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.
Palestinian attacker kills Israeli in West Bank: military
At least one Israeli was killed and two others were wounded in a Palestinian attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, a military spokesman said.
UK’s Labour will force confidence motion if May’s deal fails: Corbyn
Britain’s opposition Labour Party would force a confidence vote in Theresa May’s government if the prime minister loses another vote on her Brexit withdrawal deal, leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday.
Four killed in train blast in Pakistan’s resource-rich Baluchistan
Four people were killed and 10 injured in Pakistan on Sunday when a bomb went off on a train track in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, where separatist rebels have been fighting the security forces for years.
Flash floods kill at least 58 in Indonesia’s Papua province
Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 58 people, injured dozens and displaced more than 4,000, authorities said on Sunday.
British lawmaker McVey will back PM May’s Brexit deal
Esther McVey, a former British minister who resigned from government over Theresa May’s Brexit deal, said on Sunday she would back the prime minister’s plan to leave the European Union in a vote this week.
UK government will only hold Brexit vote if it believes it can win: Fox
The British government will only hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal this week if it believes it can win, trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday.
As Xi heads to Italy, Vatican says China should not fear Church
A top Vatican official says China’s government should not fear “distrust or hostility” from the Roman Catholic Church, writing amid speculation over whether President Xi Jinping will meet Pope Francis this week.
NZ police shut Dunedin airport after report of a suspicious package
New Zealand’s police said on Sunday that the airport in the city of Dunedin had been closed following a report of a suspicious package on the airfield.
