Germany suspends two policemen over Nazi salute
Police in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria are investigating two officers suspected of performing the illegal Hitler salute.
Bomb kills one and injures 15 in cafe in southern Philippines
A bomb blast killed one person and injured 15 in an internet cafe in the southern Philippines on Sunday, in the second such attack in days blamed by the military on pro-Islamic State militants. Isulan, a mostly Christian city on southern Mindanao is…
Tearful mourners line up to bid farewell to east Ukraine rebel chief
The funeral in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk of a pro-Russian rebel leader killed in an explosion last week drew vast crowds of mourners on Sunday, Reuters footage from the breakaway region showed.
Defiant Kaczynski says Poland must avoid EU’s ‘social diseases’
Poland belongs in the European Union but should be careful not to be “infected by social diseases” that dominate the bloc, ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Sunday.
Italians come before ratings agencies, deputy PM says
Italy’s populist government will make a “historic choice” between what citizens need and what ratings agencies say should be done, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday, responding to Fitch’s cutting the outlook on Italian debt.
Police disperse protesters at entrance to Iraq’s Nahr Bin Omar oilfield
Police used tear gas to disperse around 150 protesters at the main entrance to Iraq’s giant Nahr Bin Omar oilfield on Sunday, police sources said, amid growing unrest in southern cities over poor public services and corruption.
Khamenei says war unlikely but urges boosting Iran’s defenses
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday war was unlikely but called on Iran’s armed forces to boost their defense capacities, according to his official website, as the country faces increased tension with the United States.
Amid U.S. trade war, China’s Xi reiterates reform commitment
China is still determined to reform and wants to work with all parties to build an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, reiterating Beijing’s message amid a bitter trade war with Washington.
UK PM May stands firm on her Brexit plan, but skepticism persists
Prime Minister Theresa May said she would not allow compromises to her Brexit strategy that went against the national interest, seeking to allay fears among some in her Conservative Party that she will cave in to Brussels’ demands in negotiations.
Iran’s Khamenei says war unlikely but urges boosting defense capacities
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday war was unlikely but called on Iran’s armed forces to boost their defense capacities, according to his official website.
