Poland’s Kaczynski blames Merkel for EU’s migration issues
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski again criticized the European Union’s relocation scheme for refugees on Saturday, blaming Germany’s Angela Merkel for causing the bloc’s migration problems.
UK PM May’s Conservatives lead Labour by 13 points: Opinium poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party has seen its lead narrow slightly ahead of a June 8 national election but it remains well ahead of its opposition, an Opinium poll showed on Saturday.
Taiwan’s opposition Nationalists pick former VP Wu as party chief
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s biggest opposition group, the China-friendly Nationalists, on Saturday picked as its chief the island’s former vice president Wu Den-yih, an advocate of improved and stable cross-strait relations.
Rescuers pull 2,121 migrants to safety in Mediterranean
MILAN (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled 2,121 migrants to safety from boats in the Mediterranean late on Friday and early on Saturday and recovered one dead body, the Italian coastguard said.
Russia asks WTO to look into sanctions by Ukraine on Moscow: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has sent a request to the World Trade Organization asking to hold consultations over Ukraine’s sanctions against Moscow, in place since 2014, Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin was quoted as saying by Russian news agencie…
Islamic State kills villagers, captures fighters in Deir al-Zor: Syrian Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants killed nearly 20 people including two children in a village in Syria’s eastern Deir al-Zor province, and captured fighters participating in a U.S.-backed operation against the jihadists, a monitoring group sai…
Russia’s Lavrov says he did not discuss Comey with Trump: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday he had not discussed the firing of the former FBI Director James Comey with U.S. President Donald Trump, Interfax news agency reported.
Abducted South African prince of Mandela’s clan found unharmed
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A prince of the AbaThembu clan of South Africa’s late anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was found on Saturday unharmed after being abducted by four gunmen in the city of Mtata in Eastern Cape province, police said.
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party elects new co-leader to replace jailed predecessor
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party elected a new co-leader on Saturday to replace Figen Yuksekdag, who has been in jail on terrorism charges since November and was stripped of her parliamentary status three months ago.
UK PM May’s Conservatives on 46 percent, Labour on 34 percent ahead of election: Orb poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have retained their lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of the June 8 election, but with Labour gaining ground, an Orb poll published by the Telegraph showed on Saturday.
