Russia calls Britain’s Black Sea air force interceptions dangerous
Russia accused Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) of intercepting its military aircraft over the Black Sea in a dangerous fashion designed to provoke Moscow after the RAF made two such interceptions in a single week.
Yemen’s Houthis say missile fired at Saudi Arabia’s Jizan province
Yemen’s Houthi group fired a Zelzal-1 missile in the direction of Saudi Arabia’s province of Jizan, the Houthis’ Masirah TV said in a tweet on Sunday.
Macron to take aim at French social welfare spending in 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government will tackle social spending in the next wave of its reforms, the prime minister said in an interview, even though France will face a weaker growth outlook in next year.
North Korea newspaper blasts ‘double-dealing’ U.S. after Pompeo’s trip canceled
North Korea’s state-controlled newspaper on Sunday accused the United States of “double-dealing” and “hatching a criminal plot” against Pyongyang, after Washington abruptly canceled a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
China’s Didi suspends Hitch ride-sharing service after passenger killed
China’s largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is suspending its Hitch services nationwide, the company said in a statement on Sunday, a day after police said a ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a dri…
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed, says government
The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group’s hideouts in Nangarhar province on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.
UK to start work on satellite system to rival EU’s Galileo: Sunday Telegraph
Britain is to start work on its own satellite navigation system to rival the European Union’s Galileo project because the UK’s access to sensitive security information could be restricted after Brexit, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
In Ireland Pope begs forgiveness for ‘betrayal’ of Church abuse
Pope Francis on Sunday asked for forgiveness for the “scandal and betrayal” felt by victims of sexual exploitation by Catholic clergy as he continued his tour of Ireland where years of abuse scandals have shattered the Church’s former dominance.
Zimbabwe’s president takes oath amid U.S censure over vote
Emmerson Mnangagwa took the oath as Zimbabwe’s president in front of a stadium crowd on Sunday after a divisive election, as U.S. observers of that vote questioned the country’s democratic credentials.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt’s Sinai attack
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in northern Sinai, the group’s Amaq news agency reported, saying 15 soldiers were killed or wounded in what it described as an infiltration operation.
