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Cuba quantifies impact of US oil blockade on children’s health and daily life

HAVANA (AP) - Some of Cuba's sickest people are feeling the effects of the U.S. energy blockade, with surgeries delayed, kidney dialysis treatments disrupted and children with cancer facing a higher risk of death, according to a report published Monday by Cuban state-run media. The ...
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Greek minister calls criticism of tougher migration policies a ‘badge of honor’

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece' s migration minister on Monday called criticism from human rights groups a "badge of honor" and vowed to further toughen migration policies he called "the toughest - if not the toughest - in Europe." Thanos Plevris' comments to private broadcaster ...
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Rwanda opposition leader Ingabire says she’s physically unfit for trial

KIGALI, Rwands (AP) - The trial of Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire on charges of plotting unrest against the government was postponed Monday for one day after she told the court she was physically and mentally unprepared for the proceedings after a year in ...
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ECB’s Lagarde welcomes Iran ceasefire agreement as ‘good news’

PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that the ceasefire agreement reached with Iran was "good news", especially as it could lead to a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. "If this news is confirmed by developments in ...
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Prominent Cambodian opposition politician seeks Supreme Court reversal of incitement conviction

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A prominent Cambodian opposition politician emerged Monday from his Supreme Court appeal to a crowd of cheering supporters, telling them he was anxious for judges to overturn his incitement conviction so that he could get back into politics. Rong ...
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Russia says it did not strike Kyiv monastery, says a U.S.-made Patriot air defence missile did

MOSCOW, June 15 (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday that it did not strike the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv in an overnight attack on military factories in the Ukrainian capital and that a U.S.-made Patriot air defence missile had damaged the religious ...
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Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access

GDANSK, June 15 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook. Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing ...
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Older voters, cities led rejection of Swiss population cap, data show

By Dave Graham ZURICH, June 15 (Reuters) - Older voters and city dwellers were instrumental in defeating a right-wing proposal to cap Switzerland's population at 10 million, data from Sunday's referendum showed, as the government and business leaders expressed relief at the outcome. Following a close ...
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ECB’s Lagarde welcomes Iran deal, Nagel cautions on lasting inflation

PARIS/FRANKFURT, June 15 (Reuters) - ECB President Christine Lagarde on Monday welcomed news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, saying it could help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, although fellow policymaker Joachim Nagel cautioned it would bring no immediate relief to high euro zone inflation. U.S. and ...
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Lebanon warns displaced against rushing home after US-Iran deal

By Laila Bassam and Steven Scheer BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in southern Lebanon warned people displaced by three months of war between Israel and Hezbollah against rushing home on Monday despite a U.S.-Iran deal to end the wider conflict, as Israel said it ...
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UN human rights chief welcomes US-Iran deal, urges restraint in the region

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 15 (Reuters) - The United Nations' human rights chief on Monday welcomed the announcement of a peace deal between the United States and Iran, and urged for maximum restraint by all sides in the region. "I welcome the announcement ...
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Hong Kong opens consultation on first 5-year plan that echoes mainland China’s playbook

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong on Monday launched a public consultation for its five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings the special administrative region closer to mainland China's development approach. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse said at a ...
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