Thousands of anti-Abe protesters rally in Tokyo as election nears
TOKYO (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Tokyo on Sunday to call for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and for a law allowing the military to fight overseas to be overturned, as an election for parliament’s upper house draws nea…
Iran rejects terror charges in U.S. report
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejected terrorism charges raised against it in an annual U.S. State Department report, Iranian media outlets reported on Sunday, saying the Islamic Republic merely supported nations fighting for freedom.
Spain’s anti-austerity parties pass Socialists ahead of election
MADRID (Reuters) – A coalition including Spain’s anti-austerity party Podemos will take second place at the June 26 election, overtaking the more established Socialists, though the vote remains too fragmented for any clear government majority, polls sh…
Deny migrants right to seek asylum: Austrian foreign minister
ZURICH (Reuters) – Migrants who try to enter Europe illegally by boat should be denied the chance to apply for asylum and be sent back, Austria’s foreign minister said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Taliban attack kills five at Afghan court
KABUL (Reuters) – At least five people were killed on Sunday when Taliban gunmen attacked a courthouse in eastern Afghanistan, an attack the insurgent group said was in retaliation for the government execution of six militants in May.
Saudi Arabia expands its anti-Iran strategy beyond the Middle East
RIYADH (Reuters) – Under King Salman, Saudi Arabia is expanding its confrontation with Iran well beyond the Middle East, no longer relying heavily on Western allies to smother Tehran’s ambitions outside the Arab world.
In pushback to U.S., China says ‘has no fear of trouble’ in South China Sea
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China rebuffed U.S. pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea on Sunday, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it “has no fear of trouble”.
Suspected militants kill wife of Bangladesh anti-terror police officer
DHAKA (Reuters) – The wife of a police official known for battling Islamist extremism was shot dead in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in what police suspected was the latest in a series of attacks by militants in the mainly Muslim South Asian natio…
Brexit won’t end European project: European Parliament vice-chief
BERLIN (Reuters) – A British exit from the European Union would not end the idea of a unified Europe and should not be seen as a “horror scenario”, European Parliament Vice President Alexander Lambsdorff said in a German radio interview.
China says it hopes for counter-terror intelligence sharing with France
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes to establish counter-terrorism intelligence sharing with France as the Asian giant seeks greater international support for its anti-terror fight, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported citing an exchange between o…
