IS has claimed responsibility for roadside bombs that killed seven people and wounded 15 others in the Sinai peninsula. At least five Egyptian soldiers, a military officer and a civilian woman have been killed, and 15 wounded, in the Sinai peninsula, after armoured personnel carriers exploded in two separate incidents. Source: SBS
The French government was on Sunday hoping the sharp drop in “yellow vest” demonstrators signalled an end to the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, but conceded “mistakes” had been made. Source: France24
Austria is to hold talks with Egypt this week in an attempt to use the last days of its EU presidency to revive the bloc’s campaign for north African countries to take in more Mediterranean Sea migrants. Source: Financial Times
China and Russia have modified an important layer of the atmosphere above Europe to test a controversial technology for possible military application, according to Chinese scientists involved in the project. Source: South China Morning Post
