Topless female protester runs at Trump’s motorcade in Paris
A topless female protester with “Fake Peacemaker” scrawled across her chest ran at the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump along the Champs Elysees in Paris ahead of a ceremony on Sunday to mark the end of World War One.
Why are Iraq’s Kirkuk oilfields so important?
Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States restored oil sanctions against neighboring Iran. Washington is pressuring Baghdad to resume exports that stopped last year.
British opposition spokesperson says Labour won’t vote for ‘blind Brexit’
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will not vote in parliament for a bad Brexit deal or a “blind Brexit”, Labour’s defense spokesperson Nia Griffith said on Sunday.
Austrian colonel suspected of spying for Russian arrested – APA
A senior Austrian military officer believed to have spied for Moscow for decades has been arrested, a spokesman for Salzburg prosecutors told Austria’s press agency APA.
Trump discussed Khashoggi response with Turkey’s Erdogan: White House official
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, discussed how to respond to the killing last month of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a White House official said on Sunday.
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is the newly revived daily service to Falluja, a dusty town to the west once infamous as a Sunni insurgent stronghold.
Turkish air strike ‘neutralizes’ 14 Kurdish militants in Iraq: military
An air strike by a Turkish warplane “neutralized” 14 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the military said on Sunday, destroying hideouts and armories.
Former coup leaders seen as top contenders in Fiji general election
Two former coup leaders are seen as the leading contenders in Fiji’s general election on Wednesday, the second to be held since 2006 when then-commander of the armed forces Frank Bainimarama seized power.
Bangladesh opposition alliance to contest polls ‘to rescue democracy’
A group of opposition parties in Bangladesh, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), said on Sunday it plans to contest the Dec. 23 general election, despite the ruling party last week rejecting a series of its demands.
‘Life goes on’: Thousands mark WW1 Armistice in Australia, unbowed by attack
Thousands of people attended memorial services across Melbourne to mark the centenary of the Armistice ending World War One, shrugging off heightened security after Friday’s attack in Australia’s second largest city which police branded terrorism.
