U.N. envoy welcomes Yemen truce, says difficult compromises needed
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy for Yemen welcomed the start of a tentative truce in the country’s year-old conflict on Monday and said peace talks due to start later this month would require difficult compromises for …
Canada aboriginal community declares suicide crisis emergency
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian aboriginal community of 2,000 people declared a state of emergency on Saturday after 11 of its members tried taking their own lives this month and 28 tried to do so in March, according to a document provided by a local po…
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.
