Islamic State built in staying power with global jihadis

The Islamic State group’s mix of a local insurgency and digitally-connected global jihadis gives the group staying power and the means to relaunch its future, from small cells

United States | At least 16 die in military plane crash in rural Mississippi

A U.S. military plane used for refueling crashed into a soybean field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard in a fiery wreck and spreading debris for miles, officials

France insists battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn’t over

France’s financial lobby insists the battle for post-Brexit banking jobs isn’t over. Leaders of big European and global banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Offbeat | Madonna at opening of children’s wing of Malawi hospital 

Madonna is in Malawi for the official opening of a hospital children’s wing that her charity funded. The Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care,

This Day in History | 1990 – Yeltsin resignation splits Soviet Communists

The populist politician and president of the Russian parliament, Boris Yeltsin, has resigned from the Soviet Communist Party. The resignation has also led to a declaration

World briefs

INDIA As the government yesterday blamed separatist rebels for gunning down seven Hindu pilgrims and wounding 19 more in Kashmir before fleeing into the night, rebel groups in

The Buzz | Portugal charges 18 policemen over alleged racist conduct

Authorities in Portugal are bringing charges of torture, assault, providing false statements and other crimes against 18 police officers over alleged racist conduct. The Lisbon attorney general’s

A bite of Chinese culture in Portugal

From Chinese caligraphy, dragon and lion dances, to annual Chinese New Year galas and popular Chinese language courses - for the Portuguese, to have a bite of

Mosul liberation leaves Iraq counting cost of Islamic State rule

Soldiers cleared explosives from Mosul’s historic quarter after its liberation all but ended Islamic State’s presence in Iraq, three years of occupation that left a trail of

Old German caves, Poland silver mines make UN heritage list

Ancient caves in west Germany with art dating back to the Ice Age and disused silver ore mines in southern Poland were among the sites that a

Kremlin disavows knowledge of lawyer-Trump staff meeting

President Donald  Trump’s eldest son changed his account over the weekend of a meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, saying Sunday that the

China’s ambition, US retreat on show in Serbian factory town 

A giant Chinese red flag flutters on a pole where an American flag used to fly at a steel mill in this dusty industrial Serbian town. The company

Offbeat | Afghan students denied US visa to attend robot competition

Six female students from war-torn Afghanistan who had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition in the U.S. this month will have to watch via video link

This Day in History | 1995 – Serbs overrun UN ‘safe haven’

The Bosnian Serb army has seized control of the United Nations “safe area” of Srebrenica after Dutch peacekeepers were forced to withdraw. Some 1,500 Serb troops

World Briefs

US-RUSSIA President Donald Trump has called for expanded cooperation with Russia over Syria as a cease-fire brokered by the two powers and Jordan came into effect. The agreement

The Buzz | Pro-fascist posters at beach near Venice to be removed

Italian government authorities have ordered the removal of pro-fascists posters at a beach near Venice. Ansa, the Italian news agency, says the ordinance issued yesterday by the

World Views | Italy’s migrant crisis is also the European Union’s

Summer makes it easier for migrants to cross the Mediterranean, so Italy is struggling to cope with another influx of refugees. And like before, its European partners are

Longtime Grand Prix organizer Barry Bland passes away at 71

Modesty and unflappability were just a few of the many qualities appointed to Barry Bland, the longtime organizer of the Macau Grand Prix, who passed away

G20 summit | Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean ‘menace’

Wrapping up his second European tour, President Donald Trump searched for consensus with Asian allies Saturday on how to counter the “menace” of North Korea after

Venezuela marks 100 days of unrest, at a glance

Anti-government protests in Venezuela hit the symbolic mark of 100 days yesterday with a grim record of at least 92 dead and more than 1,500 injured. The

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