Italy’s Conte struggles to form team; markets tumble
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte labored to finalize his cabinet team on Friday as markets tumbled on fears the incoming euroskeptic government will embark on a spending spree that will undermine fragile state finances.
Macron says EU committed to defense and security alliance with United States
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that Europe was not going to turn its back on its alliance with the United States on matters of defense and security.
Rohingya insurgents reject Amnesty report on Hindu villagers killed in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) – A Rohingya Muslim armed group on Friday denied a report that its members killed scores of Hindu civilians in August last year, amid a surge in violence in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State.
Pro-choice Irish PM confident amid high abortion vote turnout
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was quietly confident that a strong early turnout in Ireland’s abortion referendum on Friday would favor those seeking change in what only two decades ago was one of Europe’s most socially conserva…
Another Cuba plane crash survivor dies, death toll rises to 112
HAVANA (Reuters) – One of the survivors of the plane crash just outside Havana airport last week died early on Friday, state-run media cited the Cuban government as saying, raising the death toll from one of Cuba’s worst air disasters to 112.
Norway hopes for bilateral UK trade talks during Brexit transition
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway hopes to open bilateral trade talks with Britain before London’s transition period to leave the European Union ends in 2020, as Brussels seems willing to show some flexibility on the question, the Norwegian foreign minister said…
Spain’s PM Rajoy under growing threat over party graft case
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was threatened with no-confidence motions and demands for a snap election on Friday over a graft trial involving members of his party in which a judge cast doubt on his testimony.
U.N. urges Saudi-led coalition to speed Yemen imports, avoid starvation
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief urged the Saudi-led military coalition that controls Yemen’s ports to expedite imports of food and fuel supplies, warning that a further 10 million Yemenis could face starvation by year-end.
Police says $13 billion laundered through Estonia
TALLINN/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – More than $13 billion (11 billion euros) were laundered through banks in the small Baltic state of Estonia from 2012-2016, with at least 7.3 billion euros in assets through non-resident bank accounts, police said on Frida…
Turkey detains 51 suspected Islamic State members: police
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 51 suspected members of Islamic State in Istanbul on Friday, anti-terrorist police said.
