Myanmar judge to rule on evidence allegedly taken from Reuters reporters’ phones
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar judge will rule on Tuesday whether to allow the submission of evidence police say they obtained from the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters arrested in December for alleged possession of secret documents.
After re-election, Venezuela’s Maduro faces overseas condemnation
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro faced international condemnation on Monday after his re-election in a vote foes denounced as a farce that cemented autocracy in the crisis-stricken oil-producing nation.
Russia’s first sea-borne nuclear power plant arrives in Arctic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s first-floating nuclear power plant arrived in the Arctic port of Murmansk over the weekend in preparation for its maiden mission, providing electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska.
First Ebola vaccines given as WHO seeks to beat Congo outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) – A vaccination campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in Congo began on Monday in the port city of Mbandaka, where four cases of the deadly disease have been confirmed.
Trump trade threat looms large as Merkel heads to China
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel faces a delicate diplomatic balancing act when she travels to China this week on a visit clouded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade threats and his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.
Turkey sentences 104 people to life in prison in post-coup case: Hurriyet
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Monday sentenced 104 people to life in prison for involvement in a failed military coup in 2016, the Hurriyet newspaper said, in one of the heaviest penalties given since the attempt.
Britain more welcoming to migrants, says Brexit-supporting minister Gove
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has become more welcoming to migration since it voted to leave the European Union, environment minister and leading Brexit campaigner Michael Gove said on Monday.
Syrian army clears south Damascus of Islamic State-state: TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army pushed Islamic State militants out of a south Damascus pocket on Monday, effectively clearing all insurgents from around the capital, state television said.
Trump urges China to keep tight North Korea border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pressed China to maintain a secure border with North Korea, weighing in ahead of an anticipated June meeting with North Korea’s leader aimed at denuclearization while at the same time efforti…
State TV: Syrian army pushes Islamic State from district south of Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media said on Monday the Syrian army had pushed Islamic State militants out of the al-Hajar al-Aswad district south of Damascus.
