South Africa’s Zuma says not opposed to inquiry into corruption allegations
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said on Friday he was not opposed to setting up a commission of inquiry into corruption into his government after anti-graft report alleged he was influenced by the wealthy Gupta family in ma…
UK parties not giving full picture on likely tax rises: IFS
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s two main political parties are not giving the public the full picture about how much taxes will need to rise in order to support public services after next month’s election, a leading think tank said on Friday.
UK PM May’s lead falls to new low of 5 points ahead of June 8 election, YouGov poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead in the polls has fallen to 5 percentage points, a new low less than two weeks ahead of a June 8 election, but her personal rating recovered slightly in the days since the Manchester suicide bombing.
Turkey has removed more than 4,000 judges, prosecutors after coup, minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has removed more than 4,000 judges and prosecutors on suspicion of links to last year’s failed coup, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday.
Modi, marking three years in power, opens India’s longest bridge
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking three years in power, on Friday inaugurated the country’s longest bridge that spans the vast Brahmaputra River in the northeastern state of Assam.
UK security minister says no specific threat to public this weekend
LONDON (Reuters) – British emergency services are prepared for possible attacks on public events over an upcoming holiday weekend but have no information on specific threats after Monday’s bomb attack in Manchester which killed 22, a government ministe…
Asylum seekers at Australian-run detention center told to leave or miss U.S. resettlement
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asylum seekers at an Australian-run offshore detention center in Papua New Guinea must move to a community facility in order to be eligible for a refugee swap deal with the United States, a notice posted at the camp and seen by Reute…
Air strikes in east Syria kill more than 100: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes since Thursday evening have killed more than 100 people including children and other family members of Islamic State fighters in al-Mayadin, a town held by the jihadists near Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria, a war monitor re…
Philippine president urges IS-linked rebels to halt siege, start talks
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Islamist militants on Friday to abandon hostilities and start dialogue in an effort to end their bloody occupation of a southern city that experts called a major blow…
Turkish security forces kill 29 Kurdish militants in clashes: governor’s office
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces killed 29 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in an operation in a mountainous area of eastern Turkey’s Agri and Van provinces, the Agri governor’s office said on Friday.
