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EU imposes sanctions over helping Russia abduct thousands of Ukrainian children

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia to abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine and force many to change their identities or be put up for adoption. Sanctions were also slapped on seven ...
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France woos Anglophone Africa at a summit in Kenya

NAIROI, Kenya (AP) - France is pitching what it says is a new model of partnership with African countries at a summit that begins Monday in Kenya as it completes a military withdrawal from West African countries that has been widely seen as marking ...
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International envoy for Bosnia who clashed with Serb leader to step down

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Christian Schmidt, the latest envoy tasked with overseeing the ongoing peace implementation in Bosnia following the Balkans war in the 1990s, is stepping down, his office said on Monday. Schmidt has "taken the personal decision to conclude his service" as ...
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for continued fighting as US-brokered ceasefire nears its end

A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was due to expire on Monday with both sides accusing each other of breaching the 72-hour arrangement, as American and European officials considered how they might steer the warring countries into further talks. Ukrainian authorities said Monday that ...
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Vatican official making rare trip to Taiwan for Buddhist charity celebrations

TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) - A Vatican official is making a rare trip to Taiwan this week for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Buddhist charity the Tzu Chi Foundation, at a time when the Holy See is working to improve ties ...
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Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA and Mossad

DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man convicted of spying for the U.S. and Israeli intelligence services, the judiciary's Mizan news outlet reported on Monday. Mizan identified the man as Erfan Shakourzadeh, saying he had worked at a scientific organisation involved in ...
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Evacuation of passengers from virus-hit cruise ship to be completed on Monday

May 11 (Reuters) - The evacuation of passengers from a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be completed on Monday with flights from Australia and the Netherlands, Spain's health minister has said. One flight from Australia will evacuate six passengers ...
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Philippine lawmakers to vote on impeachment of presidential hopeful Duterte

MANILA, May 11 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the Philippines are set to vote on Monday on whether to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, in what could create a major hurdle for her bid to run for the presidency in 2028. A house justice committee ...
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Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war

BANGKOK (AP) - Asia's first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to hit. When the war started, governments scrambled to adapt to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a ...
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A French passenger from hantavirus-hit ship has tested positive for the virus

PARIS, May 11 (Reuters) - A French passenger who was on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus and her condition is deteriorating, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Monday. The passenger was among five French people ...
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Argentine plazas buzz with World Cup sticker trading fever

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - With just under a month until the FIFA World Cup kicks off, thousands of people are filling Argentine plazas strategizing to win a different game that has become a beloved part of the quadrennial competition: collecting and trading stickers to ...
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Last two evacuation flights from hantavirus-hit ship to depart Monday afternoon

(Corrects country reference in paragraph 2 to the Netherlands instead of New Zealand) TENERIFE/MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) - The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak docked near Tenerife will depart on Monday afternoon, Spain's health ...
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