Multiple casualties in a bombing in Baghdad: State TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Multiple people were killed or wounded in a blast in Iraq's capital Baghdad, state TV al-Iraqiya said early on Thursday. Source: Reuters World News
Concrete and coral: Beijing's South China Sea building boom fuels concerns
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At first glance from above it looks like any clean and neatly planned small town, complete with sports grounds, neat roads and large civic buildings. Source: Reuters World News
Mueller's investigators questioned Kushner about potential Russian collusion, obstruction
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators questioned White House senior adviser Jared Kushner about potential Russian collusion, his contacts with foreign nationals and potential obstruction issues, including the firing of FBI Director James Comey, Kushner's lawyer said Wednesday. Source: Latest CNN News
Italy's likely next leader accused of embellishing resume
Italian media reports questioning the resume and academic records of Giuseppe Conte, a law professor and political novice tipped to be Italy's next prime minister, have reached fever pitch -- but the parties backing him are pressing ahead with their choice. Source: Latest CNN News
Iran leader: Europe must protect trade with Tehran to save nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's top leader set out a series of conditions on Wednesday for European powers if they want Tehran to stay in a nuclear deal after the U.S. exit, including steps to safeguard trade with Tehran and guarantee Iranian oil sales. Source: Reuters World News
Poisoned Russian speaks out on 'extremely painful" recovery
Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are continuing to recover from a nerve agent attack, and their rehabilitation has been "slow and extremely painful," the daughter said Wednesday. Source: Latest CNN News
Iran leader blasts U.S. for 'theatrical' pullout from nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader on Wednesday launched a fresh broadside at Washington's rejection of a nuclear accord with Tehran, saying the U.S. pullout showed the Islamic Republic could not deal with a country that did not abide by its commitments. Source: Reuters World News
U.N. Security Council approves North Korea travel to Singapore: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A United Nations Security Council committee on Wednesday approved the travel of North Korean officials to Singapore for a June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and planning meetings, diplomats said. Source: Reuters World News
Academic survives credentials storm to get nod as Italian PM
ROME (Reuters) - Giuseppe Conte, the law professor named as Italian prime minister on Wednesday after surviving accusations he inflated his academic credentials, must now prove he can lead the euro zone's third largest economy with no political experience. Source: Reuters World News
Exclusive: Yulia Skripal – Attempted assassination turned my world upside down
LONDON (Reuters) - Yulia Skripal survived an assassination attempt that UK authorities blame on Russia. But the daughter of one of Russia's most famous spies says she wants to return to her country "in the longer term", despite the poisoning. Source: Reuters World News