It’s a boy: UK’s Prince William, Kate have third child
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy at a hospital in London on Monday, the third child for the British royal couple and now fifth in line to the throne.
EU Commission may refuse to heed public petitions: court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is not required to propose a law after a successful public petition, the European Court of Justice said on Monday, ruling on a case of anti-abortion activists.
Jailed Egyptian journalist to be awarded UNESCO press freedom prize
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid won the 2018 Press Freedom Prize awarded by the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO on Monday, a choice that drew criticism from the Egyptian authorities.
Russia’s Lavrov, China’s Wang Yi discuss Putin’s June China visit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart on Monday discussed an upcoming visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to China.
EU to check on money laundering moves in Malta, journalist’s murder
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s justice commissioner said on Monday she will visit Malta in the coming weeks to look at its anti-money laundering moves and check on how an investigation is going into the murder of an investigative journalist….
It’s a boy: Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, gives birth to third child
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy on Monday at a hospital in London, the third child for the British royal couple.
Greek PM Tsipras says Turkey risks moving away from Europe
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday ruled out any trade-off with Turkey in efforts to secure the release of two detained Greek soldiers and said Ankara appeared to be moving further away from Europe.
Bosnia court rejects extradition of Turkish national over Gulen’s links
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian court has dismissed a request for extradition to Turkey of a Turkish national, one among several wanted for alleged links to the Fethullah Gulen movement which Ankara has blamed for the failed coup in Turkey in 2016.
With test freeze, North Korea settles for imperfect nuclear threat
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – In declaring a unilateral freeze in missile testing, North Korea appears ready to settle for now with an imperfect nuclear arms capability, one good enough to stoke fear in the United States but which can’t promise to strik…
U.N., EU, Russia back Iran nuclear deal as Trump meets Macron
GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. allies and rivals spoke out in support of the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, bolstering French President Emmanuel Macron’s pitch to U.S. President Donald Trump that there was no “Plan B” for keeping a lid on Tehran’s atomic…
