Egypt’s Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 3477 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, many of them imprisoned for debt, the interior ministry said on Friday.
Colombia’s Sunday vote will determine future of peace deal, economy
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombians will choose either a business-friendly protégé of a powerful ex-president or a leftist former guerrilla as their new head of state on Sunday, with the future of a historic peace accord and the nation’s economic model hanging in the balance.
France’s Macron looks for common ground with Italy on immigration debate
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Italy’s new prime minister to work with France, Germany and Spain on resolving migration issues rather than siding with an anti-immigration “axis” emerging within the European Union.
Greece, Macedonia to sign name change accord June 17: sources
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Macedonia will sign an accord on June 17 to change the name of the former Yugoslav republic, sources close to the process said on Friday.
Arab forces seize entrance to airport in Yemen’s main port city
ADEN (Reuters) – Forces from an alliance of Arab states seized the entrance to the airport in Yemen’s main port city on Friday, in an offensive against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that the United Nations fears could trigger a famine imperiling mil…
Italy to present own proposal to change EU asylum rules: Italy PM
PARIS (Reuters) – Italy will present its own proposal to overhaul European Union asylum and immigration policy during the second half of the year, the country’s new Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday.
Saudi women at World Cup talk up new found soccer freedoms at home
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s soccer team may have been thrashed in its first World Cup match, but Saudi women attending the tournament said they still had lots to celebrate after a ban on them attending matches at home was lifted earlier this year…
Trump sets $50 billion in China tariffs with Beijing ready to strike back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war between the world’s two largest econ…
Merkel’s government frays as migrant row festers in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance may splinter in a row over immigration, an ally of the German chancellor said on Friday, as the third party in her fragile government suggested its patience was wearing thin.
China holds missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tension
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in the disput…
