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Hammond says will get UK ready for Brexit challenge

Britain’s first budget plan since the Brexit vote will seek to get the economy prepared for the challenges of leaving the European Union and help struggling families through tough times ahead, Finance Minister Philip Hammond said Sunday. But Hammond said levels of public debt were...

Islamic State facing 'imminent defeat' in Libya's Sirte

Libyan Forces are poised to retake the the city of Sirte from Islamic State group fighters after six months of fighting.  Remaining IS militants in the city are positioned in a small area measuring 0.4km in the Giza neighbourhood, US and Libyan officials say.  Losing Sirte will...

Dangers faced by migrants often extend to border shelters

A spate of vandalism and other threats has occurred this year at a soup kitchen for deported migrants in Nogales, Mexico, which borders Arizona. The leader of the Kino Border Initiative-run center says the incidents likely are tied to the shelter's work helping migrants report crimes....

Merkel to seek fourth term to defend threatened 'values'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she would seek a fourth term in elections next year to defend democratic principles in the face of looming threats at home and abroad. Predicting her toughest campaign to date, Merkel said the forces of populism as well as the uncertainty created...