Palestinian President Abbas Says 'Ready' for Paris Peace Talks
CAIRO— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League Saturday that the body he represents is ready to accept a “fair and just peace” based on internationally recognized U.N. resolutions in accordance with the 2003 Arab peace initiative. A French-sponsored peace conference is due to begin in Paris on July 3. Arab League foreign ministers met Saturday at the group’s headquarters here in Cairo to discuss resumption of the long-stalled Arab-Israeli peace process..>> view originalIran parliament chief retains post despite reformist gains
Iranian lawmakers take an oath during the inauguration of the new parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 28, 2016. Moderate candidates and supporters of President Hassan Rouhani secured majority of seats in the new parliament. (Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press) By Associated Press May 29 at 3:07 AM TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s long-serving parliament speaker will retain his post despite gains by reformists in elections held earlier this year. The official IRNA news agency says Ali Larijani,..>> view originalUS commander warns that Iraqi forces may face resistance in key urban fight
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces’ ability to deal a swift blow to the Islamic State in the city of Fallujah could be slowed by local support for militants, the U.S. commander in Iraq said, suggesting a key battle may be a longer, tougher fight than Iraqi leaders are predicting. Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who commands U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, said it was too soon to know how the battle within Fallujah would unfold. But he struck a more cautious note than Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and oth..>> view originalGerman, French leaders mark 100 years since Battle of Verdun
By Associated Press May 29 at 2:28 AM VERDUN, France — France’s president and Germany’s chancellor want their countries’ improbable friendship to be a source of hope for today’s fractured Europe as they commemorate the centenary of the longest battle of World War I. In extensive ceremonies Sunday in eastern France, Francois Hollande of France and Angela Merkel of Germany are marking 100 years since the 10-month Battle of Verdun, which killed 163,000 French and 143,000 German soldiers and wou..>> view originalTrumpism: Made in Europe
WASHINGTON — Here’s the irony of Donald Trump’s “America First,” immigrant-bashing, free-trade-averse, make-us-great-again nationalism: It is a European import. The American right has typically been anti-government, reverent of the Constitution, suspicious of political strongmen and resolute in insisting that “American exceptionalism” makes us different from other nations. But Trumpism is not an American original. Almost every plank in the candidate’s vaguely defined platform is derivative of..>> view originalRussian President Vladimir Putin warns he'll retaliate against NATO missiles
The United States launched a ground-based missile defense system earlier this month in Romania. The system is meant to defend Europe against rogue states like Iran and not intended to target Moscow's missiles, Washington has said. Putin issued his threat during a news conference Friday after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Aleksis Tsipras in Athens. "If yesterday in those areas of Romania people simply didn't know what it means to be in the cross hairs, then today we will be forced to carry ou..>> view originalLightning strikes in Europe: One killed and many injured
Media captionVirgile Resende: "This group of people decided to group under a tree to get to safety and it was a bad choice for them" Lightning strikes in several European countries have killed one man and caused serious injuries as summer storms hit across the Continent.The man was killed in southern Poland as he was hit by lightning while descending a mountain.In Paris, a birthday party in Parc Monceau was struck, injuring 11 people, eight of them children. Several are in a life-threatenin..>> view originalSyria Rebels Attacked by IS Militants, Government Troops
BEIRUT — Islamic State militants entered a major Syrian opposition stronghold in the country's north on Saturday, clashing with rebels on the edges of the town as the extremist group builds on its most significant advance near the Turkish border in two years — even as it loses ground elsewhere in the country and in neighboring Iraq.The town of Marea, just north of Aleppo city, has long been considered a bastion of relatively moderate Syrian revolutionary forces fighting to topple Assad. The IS..>> view originalRescued migrants say ship sank off Italy with hundreds aboard - NGO
ROME Migrants rescued from two boats in the Mediterranean this week told humanitarian workers in Italy that they saw another vessel carrying some 400 migrants sink, Save the Children said on Saturday.Three vessels carrying migrants already are confirmed to have sunk or capsized this week. More than 60 bodies are said to have been recovered, including those of three infants, and hundreds are believed to be missing.But the possible sinking of a fourth vessel on Thursday had not been reported, sa..>> view original
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