Kerry hails Mongolia as ‘oasis of democracy’ in tough neighborhood
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed Mongolia as an “oasis of democracy” sitting in a tough location between Russia and China as he made a rare visit by a cabinet-level U.S. official on Sunday.
Kerry warns Beijing over air defense zone for South China Sea
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States would consider any Chinese establishment of an air defense zone over the South China Sea to be a “provocative and destabilizing act”.
Syrian army presses offensive against Islamic State
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army pushed into Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State, after a major Russian-backed offensive against the militants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.
After Canada complaint, China says has nothing more to add
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has already made its position clear about its foreign minister berating a Canadian journalist who asked a question about human rights, China’s Foreign Ministry said, after Canada issued a complaint about the minister’s behavio…
UK ‘Remain’ camp’s lead narrows before EU referendum: Opinium
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign to stop Britain voting to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum has seen its lead shrink over the past two weeks, an online poll published by market research company Opinium showed on Saturday.
Venezuela’s Maduro entreats Latin America not to isolate him
HAVANA (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called upon Latin America on Saturday not to give in to “brutal pressure” from the United States to isolate his government, which is battling intensifying opposition at home and abroad.
Kuczynski has slim lead before Peru presidential election: Ipsos
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski held a razor-thin lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a jailed former president, in an Ipsos poll seen by Reuters a day before Sunday’s election.
Puerto Rico plans commercial office in Cuba to promote trade
HAVANA (Reuters) – Puerto Rico has taken the first steps toward opening a commercial office in Cuba, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Saturday, on the sidelines of a Caribbean summit in Havana.
Libyan brigades capture air base from Islamic State south of Sirte: spokesman
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Brigades aligned with Libya’s U.N.-backed government said on Saturday they had captured Ghardabiya air base from Islamic State to the south of the militant group’s stronghold of Sirte.
Democracy is nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI (Reuters) – On the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s new president told China on Saturday that democracy is nothing to fear.
