Libya lacks plan to prevent more migrants crossing to Europe – EU officials
VALETTA (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N-backed government has no clear plan to help prevent more migrants reaching Europe’s shores this summer, European Union officials said on Thursday, citing confused requests for equipment to patrol its shores.
Iraqi paramilitaries shut more Islamic State escape routes to Syria border
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi paramilitary units captured the northern province of Hatra on Thursday, cutting off several desert tracks used by Islamic State to move between Iraq and Syria, the military.
State opening of British parliament to be held on June 19 -PM May’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth will formally open a new session of Britain’s parliament on June 19 after an early election on June 8, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
Estonia says Russia may put troops in Belarus to challenge NATO
VALETTA (Reuters) – Estonia’s defense minister said on Thursday that Russia may use large-scale military exercises to move thousands of troops permanently into Belarus later this year in a warning to NATO.
Philippines’ Duterte says pointless discussing South China Sea woes at summit
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday it was pointless discussing Beijing’s contentious activities in the South China Sea at this week’s Southeast Asian summit, and no one dared to pressure China anyway.
Palestinian Authority halts its payments for Israeli electricity for Gaza: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority told Israel on Thursday it will no longer pay for the electricity Israel supplies to Gaza, Israeli officials said, a move that could lead to a complete power shutdown in the territory whose two million pe…
UK could join U.S. action in event of new Syria chemical attack: Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would find it difficult to refuse a request for military assistance in Syria from the United States if President Donald Trump decided to take action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over chemical weapons use, foreign …
Exclusive: Taiwan president says phone call with Trump can take place again
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said a direct phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump could take place again and she urged the self-ruled island’s political rival China to step up to its global responsibility to keep the peace as a…
Merkel warns Britons: don’t delude yourself over Brexit
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britons on Thursday not to delude themselves that they would continue to enjoy EU rights after Brexit and insisted the bloc would only agree on future ties with London after they have nailed down …
French appeals court authorizes extradition of ex-Kosovo PM Haradinaj
COLMAR, France (Reuters) – A French appeals court on Thursday said it had authorized the extradition to Serbia of former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj, who was a guerrilla commander during the 1998-99 Kosovo war.
