Saudis await prince’s vision of future with hope and concern
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabians are anticipating with hope, doubt and worry the release this week of a government plan to liberate the kingdom from its reliance on oil, which could solve deep-rooted problems but bring economic pain.
Obama says post-Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal could take a decade
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could have to wait a decade for a free trade deal with the United States if it votes to leave the European Union, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday in his final salvo of a disputed foray into British domestic politic…
Two Britons, one Indian held in Hungary for illegally transporting migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Two Britons and an Indian were arrested in Hungary on Saturday night accused of trying to transport more than a dozen migrants illegally to Austria, Hungarian police said.
Pakistan’s Khan sees Panama Papers as second chance to oust PM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan is leading a party rally on Sunday to rail against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seizing on the Panama Papers leak linking Sharif’s family with offshore wealth as a second chance to unseat the leader.
Britain’s EU ‘Remain’ campaign needs ground troops, passion
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Campaigners to keep Britain in the European Union, boosted by a visit from U.S. President Barack Obama, seem to be winning the air war in the media, but they could yet lose the crucial ground war to bring out the vote.
China’s Xi warns of foreign infiltration through religion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must be on guard against foreign infiltration through religion and stop “extremists” spreading their ideology, President Xi Jinping told a top-level meeting on managing religion, state media reported on Sunday.
Exclusive: Seychelles says helping worldwide probe into Malaysia’s 1MDB fund
VICTORIA (Reuters) – The Seychelles is helping an international investigation into the troubled state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the state’s Financial Intelligence Unit on the Indian Ocean archipelago said.
Armenian migrants in Turkey wary of political tensions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A century after her forebears fled massacres in Turkey for Armenia, Alla has gone the other way, hoping to win Turkish citizenship after leaving her impoverished homeland.
China says Brunei, Cambodia, Laos agree sea dispute must not hurt ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has agreed with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos that the South China Sea territorial dispute should not affect relations between China and the Association of South East Asian National (ASEAN), China’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday…
Macho mayor Duterte widens gap in Philippine presidency survey
MANILA (Reuters) – An outspoken mayor running for the Philippine presidency on promises of a crackdown on crime and drugs has increased his lead in an opinion poll released on Sunday, just two weeks away from the election.
