Spain’s Ciudadanos says won’t support no-confidence vote in PM
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s centrist Ciudadanos party will not support a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy due this Friday, its leader said on Wednesday, making it unlikely the parliamentary vote will succeed in unseating him.
Car bomb and gunfire near Afghan interior ministry in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded near Afghanistan’s interior ministry in Kabul on Wednesday and then gunmen exchanged fire with members of the security forces, police said, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of militant attacks in the c…
Moscow rejects Ukraine’s accusation it murdered journalist
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has rejected Ukraine’s allegation that Moscow was behind Tuesday’s murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Kiev, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported.
Spain police arrest fund manager Browder on Russia warrant: Browder tweet
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested Bill Browder, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin heads a British investment fund, in Madrid on Wednesday, according to a tweet by Browder from the back of Spanish police car.
Politicians push for July election as Italy seeks exit from crisis
ROME (Reuters) – Last-ditch efforts to form a government in Italy showed little sign of succeeding on Wednesday, with major parties calling instead for repeat elections in July – a vote investors fear could become a de facto referendum on the euro.
China’s Hebei province targets $23 billion ‘ice and snow’ industry by 2025
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Northern China’s Hebei province will build winter sports and tourism facilities to create an “ice and snow industry” worth as much as 150 billion yuan ($23.33 billion) a year by 2025, the provincial government said on Wednesday.
Russia rejects Ukrainian allegation it behind journalist’s killing: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected a Ukrainian allegation that Moscow was behind the murder of dissident Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko in Kiev, calling it part of an anti-Russian campaign, the TASS news agency repo…
Italy PM-designate holding ‘informal talks’ with president: source
ROME (Reuters) – Italian prime minister designate Carlo Cottarelli is holding “informal talks” with President Sergio Mattarella, a presidential source said on Wednesday.
Australian Catholic Church to enter into redress scheme for sex abuse survivors
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian Catholic Church has committed to taking part in a new national redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, two top religious groups said on Wednesday.
Rocket strike kills 50 Afghan Taliban leaders, U.S. military says
KABUL (Reuters) – More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday, as fighting continues across the country.
