Mosul zoo’s last two animals reach safer ground in Jordan
AMMAN (Reuters) – The last two surviving animals from Mosul’s dilapidated zoo arrived this week at an animal shelter in Jordan, after months of malnutrition and a long journey out of Iraq that included being stuck at the border for 12 days.
Montenegro’s NATO membership important for keeping Russia at bay – McCain
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro’s accession to NATO is vital for regional stability and the joint effort of the Western allies to resist a resurgent Russia, U.S. Senator John McCain said on Wednesday.
Bulgaria edges closer to coalition deal
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria inched closer to getting a new government, with Boiko Borisov back as prime minister, after his dominant center-right GERB party gave ground in coalition talks with nationalists on Wednesday.
Sweden truck attack suspect tried to join Islamic State: source
TASHKENT (Reuters) – An Uzbek asylum-seeker accused of ramming a truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm last week, killing four people, had tried to travel to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State group, an Uzbekistan security source said on Wedne…
Lebanese president blocks expected extension of parliament’s term
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun suspended parliament for a month on Wednesday, temporarily blocking plans to extend the assembly’s term without election for the third time since 2013 to try to push politicians to agree election law re…
France’s Macron would seek more EU ministerial say on bank rules
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron will push to give more power to European finance ministers to set bank capital rules to boost credit flow in the economy, his adviser, French European parliamentarian Sylvie Goulard said o…
Kremlin critic Navalny calls for Russia-wide protests on June 12
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Wednesday called on his supporters to hold protest rallies across the country on June 12, which is the annual Russia Day public holiday.
Ai Weiwei calls on Gulf states to do more to help Syrian refugees
DOHA (Reuters) – Chinese artist Ai Weiwei called on wealthy Gulf Arab states to take in more Syrians displaced by six years of civil war, saying the surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East was a “test for humanity”.
Suspected suicide bomber kills at least one near Afghan Defence Ministry – officials
KABUL (Reuters) – An apparent suicide bomb attack near the Afghan Defence Ministry killed at least one person on Wednesday and damaged several cars, officials said.
China says Dalai Lama ‘provokes’ with visit to disputed border with India
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday denounced in the strongest terms yet a visit by the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to a disputed stretch on the China-India border, saying he had provoked China by supporting India’s claim to the region.
