Campaigner confident anti-elite winds will deliver Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Anger at established elites and irritation at the interventions of leaders such as U.S. President Barack Obama will help to push British voters to opt for an exit from the European Union on June 23, the head of the Vote Leave campai…
Merkel to discuss Turkish parliament immunity vote with Erdogan
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would raise the Turkish parliament’s vote to strip its members of immunity when she meets President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, voicing disquiet at a measure likely meant to sideline the pro-Kur…
UK’s Cameron says would meet Trump despite ‘dangerous’ Muslim comments
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he would be prepared to meet U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, but kept up his criticism of the Republican’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States, calling it “…
Monitor: 60,000 have died in Syrian government jails during war
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A monitoring group has said that at least 60,000 people have died in Syrian government jails during the five-year conflict.
Two years after coup, ousted Yingluck says Thailand’s junta must speed up reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two years to the day that Thailand’s army toppled the remnants of her government, former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra called on the junta to accelerate a return to democracy, and a poll showed Thais were no happier than before…
Three dead, 11 injured in concert shooting in Austria
VIENNA (Reuters) – A man shot dead two people and wounded 11 others before turning the gun on himself at a concert organized by a motorcycle club in western Austria on Sunday, a police spokeswoman said.
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Johnson?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As a former journalist who made his name by bashing Brussels but was sometimes accused of twisting the facts, Boris Johnson knows there’s no easier way to hook readers than to lead with Hitler.
Islamic State calls for attacks on the West during Ramadan in audio message
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A new message purporting to come from the spokesman of Islamic State calls on followers to launch attacks on the United States and Europe during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins in early June.
Thirteen militants killed in southern Yemen raid: army
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni troops killed 13 militants in a raid on a house outside the southern city of Mukalla on Sunday in which two soldiers also died, the army said, extending a struggle to restore security in the area ruled until last month by al Qae…
Cypriots go to polls to elect new legislature
ATHENS (Reuters) – Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in a vote surveys suggest could be won by conservatives backing the presidential incumbent leading peace talks on the ethnically split island.
