Sudan says it has cut all defence ties with North Korea
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan said on Wednesday it had cut all defence ties with North Korea, in a rare admission that it used to have such ties in the first place. Source: Reuters World News
Trade disputes cast chill over G7 leaders' summit in Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Top U.S. allies are set for a showdown with Washington at this week's G7 summit in Canada as the Trump administration shows no sign of backing down from protectionist policies that have upset trading partners and unnerved investors. Source: Reuters World News
Trump commutes life sentence of 63-year-old drug offender after meeting with Kim Kardashian West
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender, two White House officials told CNN, a week after Kim Kardashian West pleaded her case during an Oval Office meeting with Trump. Source: Latest CNN News
Maria Sharapova hits brick wall in shape of Garbine Muguruza
She escaped a clash with old rival Serena Williams but Maria Sharapova came up against a brick wall in the shape of Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Source: Latest CNN News
Over 100 firefighters called to blaze on roof of London Mandarin Oriental hotel
LONDON (Reuters) - Twenty fire engines and 120 firefighters and officers have been called to a blaze on the roof of a hotel in Knightsbridge, central London, the London Fire Brigade said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News
Czech premier Babis reappointed, with coalition unconfirmed
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech president re-appointed Andrej Babis as prime minister on Wednesday, endorsing a coalition-in-waiting that would give the anti-NATO Communists a say in policymaking for the first time since the country's 1989 revolution. Source: Reuters World News
Exclusive: Jordan to push IMF to slow reforms after protests, officials say
DUBAI (Reuters) - Jordan will ask the IMF to give it more time to implement reforms, after some of the largest protests in years showed pushing the debt-burdened country beyond its means risked major instability, officials said. Source: Reuters World News
Iraqi parliament votes for manual recount of May election results
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament voted on Wednesday to hold a manual recount of votes in the country's May 12 parliamentary election, two lawmakers said, a day after the prime minister said there had been serious violations. Source: Reuters World News
About 100 firefighters tackle blaze at London hotel
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Iraqi parliament votes for manual recount of votes in May election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament voted on Wednesday to hold a manual recount of votes in the country's May 12 parliamentary election, two lawmakers said, a day after the prime minister said there had been serious violations. Source: Reuters World News