Washington wants to know if Pakistan used U.S.-built jets to down Indian warplane
The United States said on Sunday it was trying to find out if Pakistan used U.S.-built F-16 jets to down an Indian warplane, potentially in violation of U.S. agreements, as the stand-off between the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors appeared to be easing.
French tax on internet giants could yield 500 million euros per year: Le Maire
A three percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield 500 million euros (568.5 million pounds) per year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.
On brink of Syria defeat, Islamic State unleashes car bombs
Islamic State launched car bombs and suicide attackers against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) assaulting Baghouz, in a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat in its final patch of territory, fighters from the U.S.-backed force said on Sunday.
Egyptian military court upholds jail sentence of opposition politician and former anti-graft chief: lawyer
An Egyptian military court has rejected an appeal made by Egypt’s former anti-corruption chief and an opposition figure against a five-year prison sentence for spreading false news harmful to the military, his lawyer said on Sunday.
Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil’s tribal lands
Ten days after Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office, dozens of men entered protected indigenous land in a remote corner of the Amazon, hacking a pathway beneath the jungle canopy.
Jihadi fighter husband of British IS teenager wants to take her to Netherlands: BBC
The Dutch husband of a British teenager who was stripped of her citizenship after joining the Islamic State group wants to return to the Netherlands with her and their child, the BBC reported on Sunday.
Protests resume in Algeria on day Bouteflika due to submit election bid
Anti-government protests resumed in Algeria on Sunday as tens of thousands gathered in the capital and other towns to demand Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika drop plans to stand for a fifth term, witnesses and residents said.
EU offering long Brexit delay ‘not possible’: UK trade minister Fox
It is not possible that the European Union will offer Britain a long delay to Brexit because of upcoming European elections, British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday.
Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil’s tribal lands
Ten days after Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office, dozens of men entered protected indigenous land in a remote corner of the Amazon, hacking a pathway beneath the jungle canopy.
France arrests 44 migrants who climbed onto a ferry in Calais
French police have arrested 44 migrants who had climbed aboard a ferry while it was docked at the port of Calais in the night of Saturday to Sunday, a Pas-de-Calais prefecture official told Reuters.
