Free scooter rides and EU power ballads, big firms pump up voters for EU polls
From Volkswagen to Spotify to Iberdrola, Europe’s biggest firms are urging people to vote in key European Parliament elections this weekend amid concerns that an anti-EU outcome could disrupt their business and hurt their bottom line.
Austrian chancellor proposes far-right interior minister be sacked
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz proposed on Monday that far-right Interior Minister Herbert Kickl be sacked in the wake of a scandal that forced the leader of Kickl’s Freedom Party to step down.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says political class is an impediment
Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro blamed interest groups for impeding him from governing on Monday and said the country’s big problem was its political class.
Portuguese officers convicted of kidnapping black youths
A Portuguese court has found eight police officers guilty of kidnapping and beating up six youths from a predominantly black neighborhood in the outskirts of Lisbon.
WFP may suspend aid in Houthi-held areas of Yemen, cites obstruction
The World Food Programme is considering suspending aid delivery in the areas under the control of Yemen’s Houthi group because of fighting, insecurity and interference it its work, the agency said on Monday.
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba named as Congo prime minister
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba, a career politician and ally of former President Joseph Kabila, was appointed as Democratic Republic of Congo’s prime minister on Monday, the government said in a statement.
Spanish police investigate ex-envoy to Venezuela for money laundering: source
Spanish police raided several properties linked to a former ambassador to Venezuela on Monday and made several arrests as part of an investigation into alleged laundering of around 4 million euros ($4.47 million) from state-run oil company PDVSA, a jud…
Germany spends record 23 bln euros on refugees: document
Germany spent a record 23 billion euros ($25.65 billion) last year on helping to integrate more than one million refugees and fighting the root causes of migration abroad, a government document seen by Reuters showed on Monday.
WFP may suspend aid in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
The World Food Programme is considering suspending aid delivery in the areas under control of the Houthi group of Yemen because of fighting, insecurity and interference it its work, the agency said on Monday.
Iran increases by fourfold the rate of enrichment of low enriched uranium
Iran has increased by fourfold the rate of enrichment of low enriched uranium, an official in Natanz nuclear facility was cited as saying by Tasnim news agency on Monday, a week after Iran officially stopped some commitments under an international nuc…
