US, Europe clamp down on migration even as arrivals drop
AP, Rome :As NATO allies convene, one issue not on their formal agenda but never far from their thoughts is immigration – even though illegal...
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Theresa May’s Govt in crisis as Brexit Affairs Minister quits
The Telegraph :Theresa May’s Government is in deep crisis after David Davis dramatically resigned as Brexit secretary on Sunday night.Mr Davis shocked the Prime Minister...
Strike, curfew shuts Kashmir on rebel’s death anniversary
AP, Srinagar :Armed police and soldiers fanned out across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir to enforce a security lockdown on Sunday as separatists challenging Indian rule...
Transatlantic ties hang in the balance as Trump comes to Europe
Reuters, Brussels :European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the U.S. president at a NATO summit this...
Child beggars fill Mosul streets a year on from IS
AFP, Mosul :Every day little Mohammed Salem roams the streets of Mosul, left with no choice but to hawk tissues after his father was killed...
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Kuwait’s highest court sentences lawmakers to prisonAP, Kuwait City Kuwait’s highest court on Sunday ordered an opposition leader and several lawmakers imprisoned for 3 ½...
Syria regime pounds south, rebel evacuations postponed
AFP, Beirut :Regime forces bombarded southern Syria on Sunday, as the evacuation of rebel fighters under a ceasefire deal for the region was postponed, a...
Pompeo sees hard road ahead, but pursues N Korean denuclearization talks
Reuters, Tokyo :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean accusations of “gangster-like” diplomacy during negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday he will...
At least 38 killed, 50 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
Reuters, Tokyo :At least 50 people were missing and four in critical condition as torrential rain that has killed 38 people pounds western and central...
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Heat wave claims 54 lives in CanadaAFP, Montreal The number of deaths in a week-long eastern Canadian heat wave has reached 54, officials said on...
US judge orders list of children separated from migrant parents
AFP, Los Angeles :A California judge on Friday gave the US government until the following night to submit a list of children under five separated...
Southern Syria rebels agree to Russia-brokered surrender deal
Reuters, Amman :South Syrian rebels agreed to give up arms in a Russian-brokered ceasefire deal on Friday, rebel sources said, surrendering Deraa province to the...