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Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants
April 29, 2019
Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants
COLOMBO/KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency…
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
April 29, 2019
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted the widespread devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth,…
Spain faces weeks of coalition horse-trading after Socialist victory
April 29, 2019
Spain faces weeks of coalition horse-trading after Socialist victory
Spain faces weeks of coalition talks after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists won snap elections without a majority, splitting the…
Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed
April 29, 2019
Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed
A rabbi who carried on preaching despite being wounded in the latest deadly shooting at a US synagogue said Sunday…
Britain’s FM urges caution over Huawei role in 5G network
April 29, 2019
Britain’s FM urges caution over Huawei role in 5G network
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged caution over the role of China’s Huawei in the UK, saying the government…
Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence
April 28, 2019
Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence
Spain voted Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four…
Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
April 28, 2019
Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Rescuers were moving in to help people trapped by rapidly rising floodwater in the northern Mozambique city…
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road
April 28, 2019
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road
Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese…
UK campaigners gear up for EU vote in shadow of Brexit
April 28, 2019
UK campaigners gear up for EU vote in shadow of Brexit
With Brexit passions running high, campaigners are hitting Britain’s streets and taking to social media ahead of European elections. Political…
IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka
April 28, 2019
IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police,…