PM May says EU seeking to affect result of British election
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday accused European politicians and officials of seeking to affect the outcome of the June 8 national election by issuing threats over Brexit.
U.S. has not found ‘one dollar’ of drug lord El Chapo’s assets: official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have not been able to find any trace of ill-gotten assets belonging to jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
Iraqi camp families search for ways to make a living
KHAZER CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – In northern Iraq’s vast desert Khazer camp, residents are opening street stalls, taking on odd jobs and trying out entirely new professions, anything to scrape out a living.
Islamic State militants developing own social media platform: Europol
LONDON (Reuters) – Islamic State militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their communications and propaganda, the head of the European Union’s police agency said on Wednesday.
Victim of Yemen’s war: the death of Jamila, aged 7
HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – Eyes half open and sunken deep into their sockets, little Jamila Ali Abdu already looked half dead for most of her 12-day stay at the malnutrition ward of Yemen’s Hodeidah hospital.
EU’s Juncker says British PM May is a ‘tough lady’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday he has noted that British Prime Minister Theresa May was a “tough lady” but that he respected her and liked her as a person.
Veteran aid expert Egeland warns of ‘Biblical’ famine in Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen faces a “famine of Biblical proportions”, veteran aid expert Jan Egeland warned on Wednesday during a visit to the war-battered nation, expressing fury over the failure of the “men with guns and power” to end the crisis.
Preparing for G20 summit is like ‘herding cats’, says Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Preparing a meeting of the Group of 20 economic powers is like “herding cats”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday as her officials try to reach consensus among the group ahead of a leaders’ summit she will host in July…
Iranians must give Rouhani second term to make good on nuclear deal: vice president
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s president must get a second term to secure the economic benefits that he promised would result from a diplomatic thaw with the West, Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar said ahead of a May 19 election.
Five years, billions of dollars needed to rebuild Mosul: officials
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Mosul’s wrecked roads, bridges and broader economy will take at least five years to repair and need billions of dollars of development that Iraq’s government will struggle to afford, officials returning to the battle-scarred cit…
