Rakhine rebels kill nine in fresh strike on Myanmar police
Arakan Army insurgents killed nine Myanmar police in the latest attack in the country’s western Rakhine State, the government said on Sunday, as clashes threaten to engulf a large part of the troubled region.
Ethiopia flight ‘had unstable vertical speed’ – flight tracking site
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi that crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard “had unstable vertical speed”, Swedish flight-tracking website flightradar24 said.
UK faces ‘total uncertainty’ if Brexit deal rejected – health minister
Britain faces “total uncertainty” if lawmakers reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, adding that he did not think a defeat was inevitable.
With shrouded faces, Islamic State fighters stand guard over final enclave
Armed with assault rifles and with faces wrapped in scarves, the Islamic State fighters visible at the boundary of their last enclave in eastern Syria are among the hardened jihadists who appear ready to fight to the death.
Bouteflika to return to Algeria on Sunday: source
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as he faces mass protests that pose the biggest threat to his 20-year-old rule.
Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes with 157 people on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said.
Theresa May faces heavy Brexit defeat in parliament, eurosceptics warn
British Prime Minster Theresa May’s Brexit deal faces a heavy defeat in parliament on Tuesday because she has so far secured no major changes from the European Union, the leaders of two major eurosceptic factions in parliament said on Sunday.
Labour should support staying in EU if there is second Brexit referendum: Starmer
Britain’s opposition Labour Party should support staying in the European Union if there is a second referendum on the topic, the Party’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Sunday.
Algerian government plane lands in Geneva as Bouteflika to depart
An Algerian government plane landed at Geneva’s Cointrin airport on Sunday after a source in Algiers said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was expected to return home after two weeks in the Swiss city’s main hospital.
Algeria’s Bouteflika to return to the country on Sunday: source
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to the country on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
