UK’s Johnson wins backing from Gove for prime ministerial bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, one of the leaders of the successful “Leave” campaign in Britain’s European Union membership referendum, has won the backing of a key colleague to replace David Cameron as prime minister, a newspaper reported.
More than 2.5 million and rising sign UK petition for new EU referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – Just days after voting to leave the European Union, more than 2.5 million Britons and UK residents had signed a petition calling for a second vote, forcing lawmakers to at least consider a debate on the issue.
Colombia to offer tax breaks for development under peace deal
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will offer tax incentives to companies that get involved in infrastructure and social service projects in areas left underdeveloped or scarred by the country’s 50-year armed conflict, a government official said.
South Sudan forces, armed groups clash, displacing civilians: U.N
JUBA (Reuters) – Fighting between government forces and armed groups around a town in the northwest of South Sudan has forced thousands to flee, the United Nations and an aid agency said on Saturday.
Pope urges Armenia and Turkey to reconcile, shun vengeance
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged Armenia and Turkey on Saturday to seek reconciliation and to shun “the illusory power of vengeance” a century after 1.5 million Armenians were massacred in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.
Brazil’s Temer says women should retire earlier than men: paper
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer told local newspapers women should retire earlier than men, explaining why he did not support making a potential minimum retirement age equal for both sexes as his government tackles pension…
Scotland seeks to remain in EU, ready for new independence vote
EDINBURGH/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed on Saturday to protect Scotland’s European Union membership and said a fresh independence referendum was possible after Britain voted to leave the bloc.
Brexit crisis tops off rough stretch in Obama’s push for legacy
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The financial and political fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has added to a string of setbacks for President Barack Obama as he works to burnish his legacy before his presidency ends in January 2017.
Eight Indian police officials dead, 20 injured in Kashmir militant attack
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants killed eight Indian police officials and injured 20 when they attacked a security convoy in northern Jammu & Kashmir state on Saturday, a police spokesman said, in an attack claimed by Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Syrian or Russian air strikes kill dozens in eastern Syria: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes carried out by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed dozens of people in eastern Syria on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported.
