Malta to allow migrant rescue ship to dock, ending standoff
CASTILLE, Malta (Reuters) – A humanitarian ship that has had about 230 rescued migrants on board for almost a week will enter a Maltese port on Wednesday, ending a standoff with Italy which refused to let the ship dock.
After protests, Iran’s Khamenei demands punishment for those who harm economy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader demanded punishment for those who disrupt business, signaling a tougher line after two days of strikes by market traders, the biggest unrest since the start of the year.
Xi tells Mattis China won’t give up ‘even one inch’ of territory
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is committed to peace but cannot give up “even one inch” of territory that the country’s ancestors left behind, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday during his first visit to Beijin…
Five things to expect from the EU summit on June 28-29
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meet this week to deal with some of the most difficult issues they confront, with migration topping the list.
Lebanon says UNHCR residence visas depend on Syria refugee plan
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon will resume processing residency applications for staff of the United Nations refugee agency when it and other U.N. bodies submit a “clear” plan to return Syrian refugees, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Inquest should hear if Russian whistleblower worked for UK before death: lawyer
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should disclose whether Alexander Perepilichny, a Russian whistleblower who died in 2012, had been working for UK intelligence as it is relevant to suspicions that he was murdered, an inquest heard on Wednesday.
Moscow and Washington strike deal to hold Putin-Trump summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow and Washington struck a deal on Wednesday to hold a summit soon between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, a move likely to worry some U.S. allies and draw a fiery reaction from some of Trump’s c…
Iranians must stand together to ‘bring America to its knees’: Rouhani
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranians must stand together in the face of American pressure to “bring America to its knees,” President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday in an address broadcast on state television.
A popular pope, but how powerful? Francis still fights internal battles
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – When Pope Francis wanted to appoint a woman as deputy head of the Vatican press office in 2016, he quickly ran into opposition from the Catholic Church’s male-dominated hierarchy.
Shopping mall in central Moscow evacuated after fire: witness
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A shopping mall in central Moscow was evacuated on Wednesday after a fire broke out there, a Reuters witness said.
