‘Leave’ sweepingly ahead of ‘Remain’ in Brexit poll of subscribers: Daily Telegraph
(Reuters) – Subscribers of a UK newspaper are overwhelmingly in support of a vote for Britain to leave the European Union, according to a poll published on the website of the Daily Telegraph.
Hollande says strikes must not disrupt Euro 2016
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande said on Sunday it would be incomprehensible if transport strikes were to disrupt the Euro 2016 soccer tournament that opens in France on Friday, raising pressure on the militant CGT union to call off the ac…
Italy’s 5-star has big lead in Rome mayoral election- exit polls
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement took a large lead in the first round of voting for the mayor of Rome, according to exit polls published on Sunday, in a possible blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Romanian leftists win most votes in local election: exit poll
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s leftist Social Democrats (PSD) won most votes in countrywide local elections on Sunday, according to an exit poll, putting them in a strong position before a parliamentary election later this year.
One dead, thousands evacuated after blast at Sri Lankan armory
COLOMBO (Reuters) – One soldier was killed and thousands of people were evacuated after a fire and a series of explosions on Sunday at one of Sri Lanka’s biggest ammunition dumps, where the army stores heavy weapons, officials said.
Suspected militants attack Kazakh guard base, kill six
ASTANA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants killed six people at a national guard base and two stores selling firearms in the Kazakh industrial city of Aktobe on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
Iraqi civilians drown fleeing Falluja as city nearly encircled
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing at least four people, as pro-Baghdad forces said they had the city almost completely encircled.
Swiss reject free income plan after worker vs. robot debate
ZURICH/BERN (Reuters) – Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin on Sunday a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation.
Afghan lawmaker killed in blast at his home in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan member of parliament was killed by a bomb planted near his residence in the capital Kabul on Sunday, the interior ministry said.
Relic of Pope John Paul II stolen from Cologne Cathedral
BERLIN (Reuters) – A cloth with a drop of blood from former Pope John Paul II has been stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said on Sunday.
