Russian WW2 veteran, 100, calls for peace on Victory Day
Centenarian World War Two veteran Nikolay Bagayev will be among Russians across the country commemorating the anniversary of the war’s end on Thursday. He told his story to his granddaughter, Reuters Moscow bureau reporter Olesya Astakhova.
Istanbul residents change holiday plans to vote in election re-run
Istanbul residents are cancelling holiday bookings for the weekend of June 23 to ensure they can take part in a re-run of the city’s mayoral election that has laid bare Turkey’s deep political divisions and raised concerns about its democracy.
South Africa’s ANC seen winning election but support faltering
South Africans voting in a national election on Wednesday expressed frustration at rampant corruption, high unemployment and racial inequalities that persist 25 years after the first all-races poll marked the end of white minority rule.
‘New economics’: the way to save the planet?
The science is in: the endless pursuit of economic growth is devouring the foundations of life on Earth, and no country – rich or poor – can expect to escape dire consequences if things go on as they are. So how might the world change course?
U.S. will need forces in Afghanistan until no insurgency left: Dunford
The United States will need to keep counterterrorism forces in Afghanistan until there is no insurgency left in the country, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, suggesting a far longer military presence even after more than 17 years of war.
Congo recaptures one of two fugitive suspects in U.N. experts’ killings
Congolese authorities on Wednesday recaptured one of two escaped prisoners who were on trial for the killing of two U.N. investigators, while the second suspect narrowly eluded arrest, a senior military prosecutor said.
No time to go ‘wobbly’: Pompeo scolds Britain over China and Huawei
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Britain on Wednesday it needed to change its attitude towards China and telecoms company Huawei, casting the world’s second largest economy as a threat to the West similar to that once posed by the Soviet Union….
Broad coalitions key to fighting populism: Polish opposition
Poland’s newly formed broad opposition alliance should be an example to others in Europe hoping to stem a tide of rightist populism ahead of European Parliament elections on May 26, centrist leader Grzegorz Schetyna said in an interview.
Biman Bangladesh plane skids off runway in Yangon, 17 injured
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway when it landed in bad weather at Yangon’s international airport on Wednesday evening, injuring at least 17 people, officials said.
Royal baby Archie: Prince Harry and Meghan name their ‘bundle of joy’
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced on Wednesday they had named their newborn son Archie as they showed him off to the world, saying their “little bundle of joy” was magic.
