Russians to vote: some want change, but Putin still a cert to win
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Most Russians intending to vote for Vladimir Putin in Sunday’s election say stability is at the root of their faith in their candidate – though many young voters believe it’s time for a change of leader.
Israeli PM Netanyahu urges feuding coalition to remain intact
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly urged his feuding coalition partners on Monday to remain in the government, despite speculation he was seeking its collapse and a snap election to help him survive corruption al…
British police investigating suspicious substance at parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Police are investigating a suspicious substance at the British parliament in Westminster, with two people taken to hospital as a precaution.
‘Unsafe even to bury the dead’ in besieged Syrian enclave
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of families are sleeping in the open in the streets of the biggest town of Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave, where there is no longer any room in packed cellars to shelter from government bombardment, local a…
British pedophile ring abused 1,000 children: newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – Pedophiles in central England abused up to 1,000 girls, some as young as 11, over a four-decade period, the Sunday Mirror newspaper reported.
British PM May to make statement about nerve attack on Russian spy
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will bring Britain’s parliament up to date on the investigation into a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy on Monday, and one senior lawmaker expected her to point the finger of blame at Moscow.
Putin: UK should ‘get to bottom’ of spy attack then we’ll talk
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Britain should work out what happened to a former Russian spy struck down by nerve gas in southern England before talking to Russia, a BBC reporter said on social media.
In besieged Syrian enclave, locals say unsafe even to bury the dead
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of families are sleeping in the open in the streets of the biggest town of Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave, where there is no longer any room in packed cellars to shelter from government bombardment, local a…
Exclusive: China may pare back ‘divisive’ eastern Europe summits
BERLIN/BRUSSELS/SOFIA (Reuters) – China is considering paring back annual summits with eastern European countries that have fueled concerns in western capitals that Beijing is seeking to divide the continent, according to three European diplomats.
Britain very close to Brexit transition deal with the EU: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is very close to agreeing the details of an implementation period with the European Union for its transition out of the bloc, junior Brexit minister Robin Walker said on Monday.
