South Korea could start returning bodies from Budapest boat disaster
The South Korean government expects to begin returning to Seoul the remains of some of the victims who died last week when a tourist boat sank in Budapest, an official said on Tuesday, as conditions for exploring the wreckage improved.
Seventy-five years on, what can D-Day map reveal?
Seventy-five years ago, at Southwick House on Britain’s southern coast, Allied commanders stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling wall map, planning the largest seaborne invasion in history: the D-Day landings in Normandy.
No easy options for Germany as SPD crisis shakes coalition
The abrupt resignation of the leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) after disastrous European and regional elections has thrown the future of the ‘grand coalition’ with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives into doubt.
UK PM candidate Boris Johnson turns down chance to meet Trump: ITV
U.S. President Donald Trump had a 20 minute phone call with Boris Johnson on Tuesday but the favorite to replace Theresa May as British prime minister declined a face-to-face meeting due to a prior commitment, ITV’s political editor said.
Backstory:D-Day as lived by a Reuters correspondent
(Backstory is a series of reports showing how Reuters journalists work and the standards under which they operate. This one is part of a series marking the 75th Anniversary of D-Day landings in WW II)
Spain suspends Franco exhumation planned for Monday
Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the exhumation, planned for June 10, of the remains of former dictator General Francisco Franco from a state mausoleum, pending the result of appeals by his family.
Arrests, threats reported ahead of China’s Tiananmen anniversary: U.N.
The United Nations human rights office told Reuters on Tuesday that it had received reports alleging that a number of Chinese citizens had been detained or threatened ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Trump views rare copy of U.S. Declaration of Independence with UK PM May
U.S. President Donald Trump was shown a handwritten parchment copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence – one of only two known to exist – during a visit to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office on Tuesday.
Hong Kong pupils petition against extradition bill as protests build
Thousands of Hong Kong secondary school students are expected to boost numbers at a large rally being planned for Sunday to block sweeping legal changes that would allow fugitives captured in the city to be sent mainland China for trial.
UK PM candidate Cleverly withdraws from leadership race
British Conservative lawmaker James Cleverly said on Tuesday he had withdrawn from the race to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May.
