In Spain, work starts to exhume bodies from Franco-era monument
SAN LORENZO DE ESCORIAL, Spain (Reuters) – Work started on Monday to exhume bodies of Spanish Civil War victims from a huge monument outside Madrid, built under the auspices of dictator Francisco Franco, following a six-year legal battle by relatives t…
Egypt’s Sinai battle chokes food, medical supplies to thousands: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian military campaign to defeat Islamic State militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula is choking essential food and medical supplies to thousands of residents in the desert region, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Unarmed soldiers join anti-government protests in Armenia
YEREVAN (Reuters) – A large group of unarmed Armenian soldiers joined anti-government protests in the capital Yerevan on Monday in a development the Armenian military said was illegal and would be harshly punished.
Kabul blast highlights risk to long-delayed Afghan vote
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan officials pledged that Sunday’s deadly suicide bombing of a voter center in Kabul will not derail preparations for this year’s parliamentary elections but the attack has underlined the risks to an operation already clouded by d…
It’s a boy: UK’s Prince William, Kate have third child
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy at a hospital in London on Monday, the third child for the British royal couple and now fifth in line to the throne.
EU Commission may refuse to heed public petitions: court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is not required to propose a law after a successful public petition, the European Court of Justice said on Monday, ruling on a case of anti-abortion activists.
Jailed Egyptian journalist to be awarded UNESCO press freedom prize
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid won the 2018 Press Freedom Prize awarded by the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO on Monday, a choice that drew criticism from the Egyptian authorities.
Russia’s Lavrov, China’s Wang Yi discuss Putin’s June China visit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart on Monday discussed an upcoming visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to China.
EU to check on money laundering moves in Malta, journalist’s murder
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s justice commissioner said on Monday she will visit Malta in the coming weeks to look at its anti-money laundering moves and check on how an investigation is going into the murder of an investigative journalist….
It’s a boy: Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, gives birth to third child
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy on Monday at a hospital in London, the third child for the British royal couple.
