Britain plans to send warship to fight smuggling of people, arms off Libya: Cameron
ISE-SHIMA, Japan Reuters) – Britain plans to send a navy warship to help battle the smuggling of both people and arms off the coast of Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron will tell G7 leaders on Thursday.
Venezuelan opposition warns foreign contracts need assembly’s OK
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly on Thursday warned that contracts signed between the leftist government and foreign companies without lawmakers’ approval would be null.
Croatian government in doubt as coalition partners split over confidence vote
ZAGREB (Reuters) – The future of Croatia’s center-right government was in doubt on Thursday after the junior coalition partner said it would support the removal of the deputy prime minister in a confidence vote to be held by June 18.
U.N. envoy tells Security Council no Syria talks for two-three weeks
GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in a statement on Thursday, after he consulted the U.N. Security Council for…
Chile’s students clash with police as protests intensify
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Police clashed with student demonstrators in the streets of Chile’s capital Santiago on Thursday, in the latest protest by university and high school pupils who say the government is moving too slowly on planned reforms.
Yemen’s warring sides agree prisoner swap before Ramadan
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a prisoner exchange before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in early June, sources from both delegations told Reuters on Thursday.
Migrants stranded in Greece take to fields to avoid state-run camps
IDOMENI/EVZONI, Greece (Reuters) – They packed up their belongings and began to walk, some heading for the fields, others to a gas station, all seeking to avoid state-run Greek migrant camps where they fear they will end up trapped.
Clashes at French protests, union warns of Euro soccer disruption
PARIS (Reuters) – French protesters attacked a police station and smashed bank windows on Thursday at rallies against labor reforms, while the hardline CGT union sought to choke off fuel supplies in a showdown with a government that said it would not b…
‘Skinhead’ Brexit vote poster criticized for playing on race
LONDON (Reuters) – A poster designed to encourage ethnic minorities to vote in next month’s European Union membership referendum sparked fierce criticism on Thursday as figures on both sides of the EU debate objected to the depiction of an aggressive w…
Falluja refugees report cases of starvation: Norway aid group
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Civilians who managed to flee besieged Falluja have reported cases of starvation in the Iraqi city that government forces are trying to recapture from Islamic State militants, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Thursday.
