Iraqis Push Deeper Into Islamic State’s Mosul Stronghold
Iraqi forces advanced deeper into the ISIS stronghold of Mosul and have pushed the militants out of a number of neighborhoods in efforts to recapture Iraq’s second largest city.
Iraqi forces advanced deeper into the ISIS stronghold of Mosul and have pushed the militants out of a number of neighborhoods in efforts to recapture Iraq’s second largest city.
European foreign ministers said the bloc would stand by its key foreign policy positions on issues such as the Iranian nuclear deal and Russia’s annexation of Crimea, but vowed to work with the new U.S. administration.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos plans to present a new peace pact with the FARC rebel group to Congress for ratification, bypassing voters who rejected an earlier deal.
France marked the first anniversary of the terror attacks that claimed the lives of 130 people last November, as President François Hollande joined the families and victims at the venues targeted by Islamic State.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday to call for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye, whom prosecutors have said they wish to question in connection with an alleged influence-peddling scandal.