Iran rescue teams dispatched to quake-hit area, no fatalities so far: TV
Iran said on Sunday no fatalities had been reported so far after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck near the country’s western border with Iraq, Iranian state TV reported.
France’s Macron praises courage of slain Syrian radio activist Fares
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday praised the courage of Raed al-Fares, a prominent activist who was gunned down along with his friend Hamoud al-Juneid in Syria on Friday.
Swiss voters reject proposal to end dehorning of cows
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to subsidize farmers who let the horns on their cows and goats grow rather than removing them with a red-hot iron in a procedure which critics say causes pain.
U.S.-backed Syria forces clash with Islamic State, dozens dead: monitor, SANA
Heavy clashes between Islamic State militants and U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria killed dozens of civilians and fighters in the past two days, a monitoring group said.
Scores poisoned in Aleppo gas attack, Syria and Russia blame rebels
More than 100 people were wounded in Syria’s Aleppo late on Saturday in a suspected toxic gas attack which the government and its ally, Russia, blamed on insurgents.
Egypt and Sudan set up joint patrols against cross-border threats
Egypt and Sudan, which face cross-border threats from militias operating in Libya, agreed on Sunday to set up joint military patrols on their border, Sudan’s chief of staff said following talks between the countries’ defense ministers.
Britain’s May faces Brexit moment of truth in parliament
Agreeing a Brexit deal with the European Union may have been the easy part for British Prime Minister Theresa May. Getting it through a divided parliament at home could be an altogether tougher battle.
Sri Lanka’s president says will not reinstate ousted PM
A political impasse in Sri Lanka could be set to drag on longer after President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he would not reinstate Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister even if he was able to prove his majority in parliament.
France braces for economic blow from ‘yellow vest’ protests
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet retailers and insurers on Monday to assess the economic impact of nationwide protests against rising fuel costs, he said on Sunday.
Greece’s Varoufakis to run in European election – in Germany
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who was outspoken in his criticism of the austerity policies championed by Berlin at the height of the euro zone’s debt crisis, is to stand in European elections next year – in Germany.
