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Russia confirms warship fired warning shots at UK yacht in English Channel

(LONDON) -- A Russian Navy vessel fired warning shots at a U.K.-registered yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, the Russian military confirmed, saying the civilian boat was making a "dangerous approach" toward the warship.The incident was reported midday Tuesday about 20 nautical miles ...
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Uffizi Gallery unveils new arrangement for Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ and ‘Primavera’

MILAN (AP) - Sandro Botticelli's masterpieces "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera" have been repositioned at the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the latest effort to reshape how visitors experience two of the Italian Renaissance's most celebrated masterpieces. Starting Tuesday, visitors to Italy's most popular ...
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Monumental cave art on Paris’ oldest bridge finally opens, as the public steps and sniffs inside

PARIS (AP) - For weeks, a black mountain loomed over the Seine where Paris' oldest bridge should have been. On Monday evening, its doors finally opened. Inside, Paris smells different. The air carries the scent of earth after rain - damp ancient stone, cellar walls, ...
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Iceland’s finance minister says EU membership is vital as Arctic rivalry and trade wars intensify

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, June 16 (Reuters) - Iceland should join the European Union to help it boost its economy, stand up to larger trade partners and withstand Arctic rivalry, the island's finance minister told Reuters, ahead of a public vote on whether to restart ...
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Iraq PM to visit Washington to boost economic ties with U.S.

BAGHDAD, June 16 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington in mid-July with the aim of deepening strategic ties with the United States, focusing primarily on economic, trade, and investment cooperation, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi described the ...
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A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don’t mind

ROVINJ, Croatia (AP) - A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj. Mile has moved in temporarily to his owners' fourth-floor flat because his mother rejected him at birth. He also needs ...
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German president says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in the Philippines on Tuesday that Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea where a major flare-out could endanger freedom of navigation as has happened in the Strait of Hormuz. In a ...
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UK places sanctions on Russian ‘shadow’ ships and Yandex Bank

By Sam Tabahriti and Alistair Smout LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on the banking arm of Russian firm Yandex, two other lenders and dozens of vessels accused of exporting Russian oil and gas, and a covert military procurement network. The package ...
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Exclusive-The U.S. is using an Iranian smuggling tactic to sneak oil out of the Gulf

By Feras Dalatey , Jonathan Saul, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Edward Carron DUBAI, June 16 (Reuters) - The United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones as well as helicopters in ...
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Greek top court sends leader of November 17 guerrillas back to prison

ATHENS, June 16 (Reuters) - The mastermind of Greece's defunct and most lethal guerrilla group November 17, who was freed from jail last month, will return to prison after the country's top court overturned his release, police sources and the Athens News Agency said. Alexandros ...
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Italy arrests seven over anarchist network linked to Winter Olympics rail sabotage

MILAN, June 16 (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested seven people accused of belonging to an anarchist militant network and carrying out sabotage on a high-speed railway line during the Winter Olympics in February. In a statement on Tuesday, police said a judge had ordered ...
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Iranian official says end of war includes end of Israel’s occupation of Lebanon

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the deal ending the war with the United States would also require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, raising questions about the still-unpublished agreement and whether disagreement over its terms could prolong conflict. Foreign ...
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