Sweden Inc. sounds alarm as election signals jobs clampdown on immigrants
(This Aug. 1 story has been refiled to clarify that data reference in paragraph 19 is to real wages)
Sweden to sign $1 billion Patriot missile deal this week: report
Sweden will sign a contract to buy the Patriot air defense missile system from U.S. arms manufacturer Raytheon Co this week, Swedish radio reported on Wednesday.
One person shot dead by Zimbabwean army in Harare: witnesses
One person was shot dead by Zimbabwean soldiers near a bus rank in central Harare on Wednesday after troops were deployed to quell protests over this week’s presidential election, witnesses told a Reuters photographer.
Migration concerns will dominate EU elections next year, Czech leader says
Europe’s migration problems will be the top voter concern in European Union elections next May, drawing out a silent majority of anti-immigration voters, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said.
Saudi Arabia arrests two more women’s rights activists: rights group
Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women’s rights activists, the latest to be swept up in a government crackdown on activists, clerics and journalists, an international rights group said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwean soldiers on Harare streets after clashes with police
Zimbabwean soldiers appeared on streets of Harare on Wednesday, jumping out of several armored vehicles to disperse opposition supporters after they clashed with police, footage broadcast by eNCA television showed.
Automatic gunfire heard on streets of Harare after election protests
Automatic gunfire was heard on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Wednesday, after opposition supporters clashed with police, two Reuters witnesses said.
Russia’s Lavrov will not meet U.S. Pompeo this week – RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not meet on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting this week, RIA agency citied a source in the Russian delegation.
Migrant rescue ship Aquarius returns to sea after Italy-Malta dispute
The migrant rescue ship Aquarius, source of a dispute between Italy and Malta in June after both refused to accept more than 600 people it had picked up, will begin a new mission in the southern Mediterranean on Wednesday, organizers said.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority in parliament, EU questions poll
European Union observers on Wednesday listed several problems in Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary election, including voter intimidation and mistrust in the electoral commission, as the main opposition leader accused the ruling party of trying…
