U.S. votes against U.N. resolution calling for end to Cuba embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, as announced on Tuesday by the U.S. State Department.
UK investigates Brexit campaign funding amid speculation of Russian meddling
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Electoral Commission is investigating whether a leading anti-EU campaigner breached referendum finance rules, after speculation mounted that Russia may have meddled in the Brexit vote.
South Sudan media regulator bans press groups, raising censorship fears
NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan’s media regulator has suspended all press associations in the country while they register for licences to operate, journalists said, a move that raised concern about a possible crackdown on independent media.
Gentiloni seen as Italy’s most trusted political leader: poll
ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni remains Italy’s most trusted leader while the 5-Star Movement’s Luigi Di Maio has moved into second place, overtaking former premier Matteo Renzi for the first time, according to a poll published on Wedne…
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored peace initiative
BEIRUT/AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition rejected a Russian-sponsored initiative to reach a political settlement to the civil war, as Turkey protested against moves to involve Kurdish groups, in an early setback to Moscow’s peacemaking bid.
Niger defense minister asks U.S. to deploy armed drones against militants
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has asked the United States to start using armed drones against jihadist groups operating on the Mali border, raising the stakes in a counter-insurgency campaign jolted by a deadly ambush of allied U.S.-Nigerien forces.
Refugees in Greece demand transfer to Germany, start hunger strike
ATHENS (Reuters) – A group of mainly Syrian women and children who have been stranded in Greece pitched tents opposite parliament in Athens on Wednesday in a protest against delays in reuniting with relatives in Germany.
Russian bombers hit militant targets in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six long-range strategic bombers took off from their bases in Russia to hit militant targets in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.
Ousted Catalan leader will not return to Spain to testify: lawyer
MADRID (Reuters) – Dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will ignore a court order to return to Spain to answer charges over the region’s push for independence, but he could testify from Belgium, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh police arrest pilot ‘suspected of air attack plot’
DHAKA (Reuters) – A pilot with the Bangladesh national carrier Bangladesh Biman was arrested on Wednesday suspected of terrorism offences, including plotting to keep passengers hostage and flying a plane into the houses of top government leaders, polic…
