Tokyo governor apologizes for using funds for holidays, art; won’t quit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe apologized on Monday after a report found he had used political funds to pay for family vacations and artwork, but he refused to quit in a scandal that has cast another shadow over preparations for the 20…
Kenyan opposition says two shot dead in protest over vote body
NAIROBI (Reuters) – At least two protesters were shot dead in a rally against Kenya’s election body in the western city of Kisumu on Monday, an opposition official said, as demonstrators also gathered on the streets of the capital.
French minister pelted with eggs as strikes lose steam
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy minister was pelted with eggs on Monday as a strike against planned labor reforms disrupted rail services for a sixth straight day but appeared to be losing steam.
Britain’s EU Out campaign takes 4-5 percentage point lead: YouGov and ICM polls
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 4-5 percentage point lead ahead of a June 23 referendum, according to online polls by ICM and YouGov, sending sterling toward three-week lows against the U.S. dollar.
China rebuffs Taiwan president’s offer on democracy
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday rejected an offer by Taiwan’s new president to share the island’s experience of democracy, saying it was confident of the path it had chosen.
Sydney storms have silver lining for big wave daredevils
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The heavy storm that battered eastern Australia over the weekend had a major silver lining for a bunch of big wave surfers in the south of Sydney on Monday.
Taiwan ‘won’t recognize’ any Chinese air defense zone over South China Sea
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s new defense minister said on Monday the island would not recognize any air defense zone declared by China over the South China Sea, as the island’s top security agency warned such a move could usher in a wave of regional ten…
Saudi Arabia criticizes U.N. over Yemen blacklisting
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has rejected a United Nations report that criticized the military coalition it is leading in Yemen, saying it was based primarily on information supplied by its adversaries.
Anti-U.S. base assembly members win majority in Okinawa election
TOKYO (Reuters) – Okinawa assembly members who want to see a U.S. military base removed from the southern Japanese island won a majority in the prefectural assembly election, emboldening the anti-U.S. base movement.
Brexit would leave EU less liberal, less Atlanticist
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Union without Britain would be financially poorer, less economically liberal and free-trading, less Atlanticist and less open to further enlargement.
