Putin says Snowden was wrong to leak secrets, but is no traitor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was wrong to leak U.S. spy secrets, but is no traitor.
As U.S. targets Hezbollah, Lebanon lobbies against more sanctions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Moves in Washington to widen financial sanctions on the powerful Shi’ite Hezbollah political group have triggered alarm in Beirut where the government fears major damage to the banking sector that underpins Lebanon’s stability.
British PM May seen 13 seats short of majority: YouGov
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May is on track to win 313 seats in Britain’s parliament in next week’s election, falling 13 seats short of a 326 seat majority, according to a projection by polling company YouGov on Friday.
Turkish authorities briefly detain spokesman for pro-Kurdish opposition: lawmaker
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities briefly detained the spokesman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) for insulting police on Friday, a party lawmaker said, the latest detention of a high-profile politician from the pro-Kurdish oppos…
Tested on all fronts, Iran’s Rouhani may struggle on reforms
ANKARA/LONDON (Reuters) – Growing strains with the United States and political infighting at home threaten Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s plans to expand social freedoms, create jobs and draw in foreign investment, officials and analysts say.
Putin asks U.S. businessmen to help restore normal dialogue with Washington
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on U.S. businessmen on Friday to help restore normal dialogue with Washington, saying good U.S.-Russia relations were in the interest of both nations.
UK police locate potentially significant car in Manchester bomb investigation
LONDON (Reuters) – British police investigating last week’s Manchester suicide bombing said on Friday they had evacuated an area in the city center after identifying a car which could be “significant” to their inquiry.
UK PM May’s lead over Labour shrinks to 5 points: Ipsos MORI poll
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the opposition Labour party has shrunk to five points from 15 points just over two weeks ago, an opinion poll from Ipsos MORI showed on Friday.
In Old Tbilisi, regeneration overshadows Eurasia’s ancient crossroads
TBILISI(Reuters) – Lying beneath the imposing Narikala Fortress, the buildings of Old Tbilisi, the Georgian capital’s historic quarter, for centuries reflected the city’s rule by Mongols, Arabs, Turks and Russians.
Macron’s party seen winning solid lead in French legislatives round 1: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – The party of French President Emmanuel Macron is set to win a solid lead in the first round of a parliamentary election this month with nearly a third of the vote, a Cevipof/Ipsos Sopra-Steria poll showed on Friday.
