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.
Children strapped with explosives kill nine in north Cameroon
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Two children carrying explosives blew themselves up on Friday near a camp in northern Cameroon housing civilians displaced by Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, killing nine people and wounding 30, officials said.
Laptop ban, protectionism hang over booming air travel industry
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Air travel is heading for a bumper year, but global airline leaders meeting in Mexico are concerned about the impact of an escalating row over laptop bans and rising protectionism.
Palestinian girl, shot after stabbing Israeli soldier, dies: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A teenage Palestinian girl who was shot by Israeli troops after she stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank died of her wounds in hospital on Friday, Israel’s military and a medical center spokeswoman said.
Scotland’s Sturgeon says no longer certain Conservatives will increase majority
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday she still expected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives to win a majority at next week’s national election, but was no longer certain it would increase.
