Threatened French auto parts workers in election spotlight
PARIS (Reuters) – Workers from a threatened French auto parts factory have secured a meeting with Finance Ministry officials and their main carmaker clients, Renault and PSA Group, after a union delegation accosted President Emmanuel Macron.
Three U.S. soldiers killed, one wounded by Afghan soldier
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Three American soldiers were killed and one wounded on Saturday when an Afghan soldier opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, according to officials.
Merkel mustering G20 support on climate ahead of July summit: sources
MEXICO CITY/BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to bolster support among G20 members for tackling climate change ahead of a summit in Hamburg next month, while trying to avoid giving the impression she is rallying an anti-U.S. allian…
Iraqi Christian girl freed from Islamic State says ‘mum, dad’ again
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A six-year old Iraqi Christian girl, kidnapped by Islamic State when she was three, was reunited with her family on Friday, and getting used to saying “mum” and “dad” once more.
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty pending trial in post-coup probe: group
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities jailed the local chairman of Amnesty International pending trial over charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation”, as part a crackdown following last July’s failed coup attempt, the rights group said.
Russia’s Lavrov calls for talks to ease Qatar stand-off
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told Qatar on Saturday of its concern over Arab nations cutting ties with the Gulf state and called for talks to solve the crisis.
Germany, France drafting details of defense fund: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and France are working out specific proposals for a European Union defense fund ahead of a bilateral ministerial meeting on July 13, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview published on Saturday.
U.S.-backed Syrian militias push into Islamic State-held Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces have advanced into opposite sides of Islamic State’s so-called Syrian capital of Raqqa, the forces and a war monitor said on Saturday.
Afghan policemen killed in U.S. airstrike: officials
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least three Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded when an American military aircraft opened fire during an operation in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.
Protesters urge HK restaurant to stop selling shark fin
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Protesters wearing shark costumes with the fins cut off surrounded a famous restaurant beside the Hong Kong harbor on Saturday, to demand it halt sales of shark fins, especially from threatened species, such as the whale shark.
