Exclusive: Putin’s tycoon friend, under sanctions, sells private jet
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Gennady Timchenko, a billionaire friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has sold his private jet, according to a broker and aircraft registration data, after complaining that U.S. sanctions made it impossible for him to use the …
German conservatives urge Merkel, Seehofer to settle migrant row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lawmakers from both conservative parties in the German coalition urged Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister on Monday to resolve an internecine dispute over migrant policy that has thrown her three-month-old government …
Cake and conversation with the pope
(Reuters) – Philip Pullella brought three digital recorders and a cake made with leftover bread to his exclusive two-hour interview with Pope Francis in the pontiff’s private residence on June 17.
Israel troops kill Gazan who breached border to torch sniper post: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops on Monday shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded another who were part of a group of four that broke through the Gaza border into Israel and tried to torch an army sniper position, the military said.
Jordan to hold talks with Russia over south Syria deal
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will hold talks with Russia this week over a ceasefire in southwestern Syria that would pave the way for a peace deal which would allow tens of thousands of refugees to return home, the Jordanian foreign minister said on Monda…
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador commits to NAFTA after landslide win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s next president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on Monday he will seek to remain in NAFTA along with the United States and Canada and that he respects the existing Mexican team renegotiating the trade pact.
Iran diplomat among four arrested over suspected plot against Iranian opposition meeting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An Iranian diplomat has been arrested along with two people suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in France, Belgian authorities said on Monday.
Russia’s Lavrov to meet U.S. Congressmen on Tuesday: Ifax cites foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with a delegation of U.S. Congressmen on Tuesday, Interfax news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Monday.
Belgium detains two accused of plotting attack on Iranian meeting in France
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian authorities have detained two people suspected of plotting a bomb attack on a meeting in France of Iranian political group People’s Mujahideen of Iran, prosecutors said on Monday.
Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises
VALLETTA (Reuters) – For the second time in a week, Malta on Monday detained a humanitarian vessel that normally rescues boat migrants off the coast of Libya, where two shipwrecks have claimed the lives of as many as 200 people in recent days.
