Reuters World News Summary

Following is a summary of current world news briefs. Suicide bomber rams U.S.-backed forces at Syria checkpoint

A suicide bomber drove his car into a checkpoint in northeastern Syria on Monday, injuring several soldiers of Kurdish-led forces during a joint convoy with U.S. allies, locals said. The attack happened on the western edge of Shadadi town in Hasaka province near a route frequented by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State, residents and sources said. British PM to try to break Brexit deadlock with EU concessions

British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to break the Brexit deadlock on Monday by setting out proposals in parliament that are expected to focus on winning more concessions from the European Union. With just over two months until the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on March 29 there is no agreement in London on how and even whether it should leave the world's biggest trading bloc. Germany bans Iranian airline from its airspace after U.S. pressure

Germany has revoked the license of an Iranian airline because it has been transporting military equipment and personnel to Syria and other Middle East war zones, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after heavy U.S. pressure on Berlin to act. The United States imposed sanctions on Mahan Air in 2011, saying it provided financial and other support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards, and has been pressing its European allies to follow suit. U.S. calls on Russia to destroy new missile system

The United States called on Russia on Monday to destroy a new cruise missile system which it said was a "direct and continuing violation" of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, and accused Moscow of destabilizing global security. Robert Wood, U.S. disarmament ambassador, said the system was capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads and represented a "potent and direct threat to Europe and Asia" as it had a range of 500 to 1,500 kilometers (310-620 miles). Greek parliament to vote on Macedonia name deal on Thursday

Greece's parliament will vote on an accord on Thursday to end a longstanding dispute between Athens and Skopje over Macedonia's name, a parliament official told Reuters on Monday, declining to be named. The agreement clinched between Athens and Skopje last year was ratified by Macedonia's parliament earlier this month. Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria

Israel's military said on Monday it was currently striking Iranian Quds targets inside Syria, and warned Syrian forces not to attack Israeli territory or forces. The military gave no further details in its statement. Northern Ireland police examining vehicle reportedly hijacked and abandoned

Northern Ireland police are at the scene of a security alert in Londonderry following a report that a van was hijacked by three masked men who threw an object in the back before abandoning it, police said on Monday. A car bomb exploded outside the city's courthouse on Saturday in a vehicle that was also hijacked by masked men. No one was injured by the blast. UK lauds EU sanctions against 'reckless' Russian military intelligence

Britain on Monday welcomed European Union sanctions against Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, saying it sent a tough message to the Kremlin after a chemical attack against a former British spy in an English cathedral city. "Today's new sanctions deliver on our vow to take tough action against the reckless and irresponsible activities of the Russian military intelligence organization, the GRU, which put innocent British citizens in serious danger in Salisbury last year," Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said. Social media video shows Venezuela sergeant demanding Maduro removal

A man identifying himself as a Venezuelan National Guard sergeant at a Caracas outpost called for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro, in a social media video circulating on Monday. The video did not show significant movement of troops or military vehicles. Social media photos showed the presence of security forces in the area of the National Guard outpost. Colombia's ELN rebels say deadly car bomb was legitimate act of war

Colombia's ELN rebel group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week's car bomb attack against a police academy that killed 21 as a legitimate act of war and urged President Ivan Duque to return to the negotiating table. In a statement on its website, the National Liberation Army (ELN) said it conducted the attack against a "military installation" where officials are trained to provide intelligence and actively participate in the war.