Palestinians favor jailed leader Barghouthi as Abbas successor: poll
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Marwan Barghouthi, a Palestinian uprising leader jailed for life by Israel, would win most votes if an election were held to find a successor for 82-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, a survey released on Wednesday found….
China’s ambitions in eastern Europe to face scrutiny at summit
SOFIA/BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China meets central and eastern European leaders on Saturday for a summit where Beijing’s promises of big infrastructure deals will come under greater scrutiny with some participants saying the annual gatherings yield …
Trapped Thai team gets diving lessons as rescuers weigh extraction
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in swimming and diving on Wednesday as part of complex preparations to extract a young soccer team trapped in a cave, and hoping for a swift end to their harro…
British anti-terrorism police called in as unknown substance leaves two people critical
AMESBURY, England (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism officers joined a police investigation on Wednesday after two people were found in critical condition from suspected exposure to an unknown substance near the English city where a former Russian s…
Pamplona assures women its bull-running festival is safe after Wolf Pack assault
PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) – Officials in the Spanish city of Pamplona are seeking to reassure women that its annual bull-running festival this week is safe to attend after the assault of a young woman at the 2016 event sparked protests for tougher puni…
RIP PRI? Mexico’s ruling party in ‘intensive care’ after drubbing
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, was one of the most successful brands in 20th-century politics, but a record defeat in Sunday’s presidential election has left its future hanging in the balance.
U.N. experts seek urgent release of widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts urged China on Wednesday to release Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, and allow her to seek treatment for deteriorating health, including travel abroad.
Turkey’s Erdogan to be inaugurated on July 9, gains some more powers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan acquired some additional new powers on Wednesday as part of a transition to an executive presidency that will culminate on July 9 with his taking the oath of office for a new five-year term.
Malaysia’s Najib charged with corruption, weeks after stunning election defeat
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Just eight weeks after losing an election, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was charged on Wednesday with abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in an investigation over billions of dollars missing from a state …
Migrant rescue boat arrives in Spain after rejection by Italy and Malta
MADRID (Reuters) – A humanitarian rescue boat carrying 60 migrants rescued off Libya docked in Barcelona on Wednesday after being turned away by Malta and Italy, in the latest example of European divisions on immigration.
