Putin savors record win, securing six more years at Russia’s helm
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in his biggest ever election victory on Monday, extending his rule over the world’s largest country for another six years at a time when his ties with the West are on a hostile trajectory.
Three killed in blast outside Hekmatyar rally in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A bomb planted on a motobike exploded in Afghanistan on Monday outside a political rally being held by a veteran insurgent commander who made peace with the government last year, killing three people and wounding eigh…
Collateral damage: How Trump threw Canada’s refugee system into turmoil
TORONTO (Reuters) – Buffered by three oceans and the United States to the south, Canada has for decades had the luxury of being able to pick and choose its newcomers. So few asylum seekers crossed the U.S. border illegally over the years that Canada didn’t consistently track the numbers.
Putin savors big victory after winning six more years at Russia’s helm
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a landslide re-election victory on Monday, extending his rule over the world’s largest country for another six years at a time when his ties with the West are on a hostile trajectory.
EU convenes urgent Brexit meeting amid deal talk: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Diplomats handling Brexit talks for EU member states in Brussels were summoned to an urgent meeting by EU negotiators on Monday, diplomats and officials said, amid speculation about an interim deal ahead of a summit later this week…
Israel accuses French consulate employee of smuggling guns to Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Monday it had arrested a French citizen, an employee of France’s consulate in Jerusalem, on suspicion of using a diplomatic car to smuggle guns from the Islamist Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to Palestinians in the oc…
Russian denials of British attack ‘increasingly absurd’: Johnson
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister stepped up London’s criticism of Moscow on Monday over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in England, calling Russian denials of responsibility “increasingly absurd”.
EU must consider Iran’s missiles, regional role: France’s Le Drian
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must discuss Iran’s role in Syria and Yemen, as well as its ballistic missiles program, France said on Monday, as it seeks to preserve the 2015 nuclear accord by a May 12 ultimatum set by U.S. President Donald Tr…
Bomb blast in Syria’s Afrin kills seven civilians, four Syrian rebels: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A bomb blast in a four-floor building in the town of Afrin in northwest Syria killed seven civilians and four Free Syrian Army members overnight, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.
Tropical storm Eliakim kills 17 in Madagascar: authorities
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend, authorities said.
