Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote, underscoring Iran sway
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah and its political allies made significant gains in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, official results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran’s growing regional clout.
Iraqi candidate for parliament shot dead south of Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi parliamentary candidate was shot dead late on Sunday in his home near the city of Mosul, a family member and a security official said, less than a week before elections.
Don’t touch Her Majesty: The protocol around the British royals
LONDON (Reuters) – Touching Queen Elizabeth has long been considered one of the greatest taboos surrounding the British monarch, one of the unwritten rules about how people are expected to behave around the royal family.
Why is the U.S. moving its embassy to Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States opens its new embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, a move that has delighted Israel and infuriated Palestinians.
EU defenses post-Brexit starting to take shape
SOFIA (Reuters) – A broad European military strategy involving Britain after Brexit has started to take shape with France at its center, often in negotiations far from the Brussels spotlight and, in one top-level EU meeting, without the U.K. defense mi…
Germany and France agree on fundamental questions on Europe: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Germany and France agreed on most fundamental issues related to Europe but the two countries sometimes had different emphases on how to proceed with the euro zone.
Iran says it will fiercely resist U.S. pressure to limit its influence
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday the United States would regret any decision to leave Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and Tehran would fiercely resist U.S. pressure to limit its influence in the Middle East….
Italy’s 5-star says will not back technocrat government
ROME (Reuters) – The leader of Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement said on Monday his party would not back any stop-gap, technocrat government put together to end two months of political deadlock.
China Premier Li says open to increasing Indonesia palm oil import quota
BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) – China is open to increasing its import quota of Indonesian palm oil by at least 500,000 tonnes, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday, speaking after a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the country’s presidential…
PM Orban vows to preserve Hungary’s Christian culture
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Viktor Orban said on Monday the main task of his new government will be to preserve Hungary’s security and Christian culture, sticking to his nationalist policy to keep out migrants and fend off what he calls foreign meddling.
