Storm Leslie hits Portugal, leaves thousands without power
At least 300,000 homes were without power on Sunday after tropical storm Leslie hit Portugal’s Atlantic coast, bringing with it heavy rain, strong winds and surging seas.
Britain’s Labour will not vote for ‘blind Brexit’
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will not vote for a Brexit deal that offers little more than a “bridge to nowhere”, its foreign policy spokeswoman said on Sunday, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May.
Any Northern Irish backstop will be temporary: UK health minister
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday any backstop arrangement to prevent a hard border with Ireland following Brexit would be temporary, adding there were different ways to make something “credibly time-limited”.
In Syria’s Yarmouk, a pigeon keeper and his dog held out through years of war
The Yarmouk district in Damascus has switched hands many times in Syria’s war: from rebels, to Islamic State militants, and back to government forces. But Abu Nimr did not budge.
Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints
Pope Francis on Sunday made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century — murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, who reigned over one of the Church’s most turbulent eras and enshrined its opp…
Taliban attacks in Afghanistan kill at least 22 security forces
Taliban militants killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Sunday, ahead of parliamentary elections set for this week.
May’s team must force change in Brexit policy, says former minister
Prime Minister Theresa May’s ministers should “exert their collective authority” to force a change in her Brexit strategy, former Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday, stepping up pressure on Britain’s leader.
Britain will not stay ‘indefinitely’ in customs union with EU: Cleverly
Britain will not stay “indefinitely” in a customs union with the European Union but the precise timing of a temporary customs arrangement with the bloc is up for debate, James Cleverly, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, said on Sunday.
U.S. wants ‘regime change’ in Iran: Rouhani
The United States is seeking “regime change” in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current U.S. administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its four decades.
Nineteen killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey
Nineteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
