Warring Yemen sides begin truce, warn against violations
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Rival sides in Yemen’s year-long conflict began a tentative truce overnight on Sunday saying they were committed to the halt in hostilities despite pockets of deadly fighting in the hours leading up to it.
UK’s Cameron urged to submit to lawmakers’ questions on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior British lawmaker said on Monday that Prime Minister David Cameron should appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the European Union ahead of a June 23 referendum on whether Britain should remain in …
Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack; opposition says truce near collapse
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels, the Syrian prime minister was quoted saying on Sunday, and an opposition official said a ceasefire was on the verge of colla…
UK’s Cameron releases tax records to calm Panama Papers storm
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron took the unusual step on Sunday of publishing his tax records to try to end days of questions about his personal wealth raised by the mention of his late father’s offshore fund in the Panama Paper…
Canada’s New Democrats reject Mulcair leadership in party vote
TORONTO (Reuters) – Members of Canada’s left-leaning New Democratic Party voted on Sunday to oust their leader, Thomas Mulcair, six months after the party suffered a resounding defeat in a general election it had initially been favored to win.
German justice minister appeals to press to hand over Panama Papers
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Justice Minister Heiko Maas appealed in a newspaper interview to media to hand over the Panama Papers that show how offshore firms are used to stash the wealth of the world’s elite.
Greece condemns Macedonia tear gas and rubber bullets against migrants
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Dozens of migrants and refugees were wounded on Sunday when Macedonian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds on the Greek side of the border, aid workers said, an act Athens called “dangerous and deplorable”.
Brussels bombers had planned to attack France again: prosecutors
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The militant cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed in, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday.
Chad holds presidential election as Deby vies to extend rule
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad voted in a presidential election on Sunday with incumbent Idriss Deby running for a fifth term in office, arguing that only his government can maintain stability in the face of a threat from Islamist militants.
Ukrainian PM Yatseniuk resigns, paving way for new government
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Sunday, paving the way for Western-backed coalition parties to nominate an ally of President Petro Poroshenko to try to form a more stable government.
