India's May oil imports: Russia at record high, Saudi lowest in 10-mth (www.reuters.com)
Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says (www.reuters.com)
PODGORICA, June 21 (Reuters) - A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and most of Croatia’s coast on Friday, disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave....
China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists (www.reuters.com)
Gabon detects first case of bird flu since 2022 at poultry market (www.reuters.com)
Argentina posts largest monthly primary surplus yet under Milei (www.reuters.com)
Lawmakers in Philippines push for probe into Pentagon's anti-vax propaganda operation (www.reuters.com)
Lawmakers in Philippines push for probe into Pentagon's anti-vax propaganda operation (www.reuters.com)
Weary Lebanese brace for war after new Hezbollah threats (www.reuters.com)
BEIRUT/SIDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Lebanese product designer Tara Tabet does not want to see her country pulled into a full-scale war with Israel, but like many of her compatriots is bracing for possible conflict after new threats by armed group Hezbollah against both Israel and Cyprus....
China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views (www.reuters.com)
Why pick on us? Cyprus perplexed by Hezbollah threats (www.reuters.com)
Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, June 20 (Reuters) - Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, in what they described as a long and risky international rescue operation....
Biden allies raising $10 million to challenge Trump social media machine (www.reuters.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/4g1Ss
Sudan's cemeteries swell with fresh graves as hunger and disease spread (www.reuters.com)
Russia, China find payments workaround as US sanctions net widens, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Italy divided by plan to grant more powers to its regions (www.reuters.com)
China coast guard personnel a "band of barbarians", says Philippine navy official (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Putin arrives in Vietnam for state visit (www.reuters.com)
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says (www.reuters.com)
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe’s expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany’s domestic security service said....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links (www.reuters.com)
China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
I was 'political football' says UK woman branded a Chinese spy (www.reuters.com)
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links (www.reuters.com)
China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Russia, hit by new US sanctions, halts dollar and euro trade on main bourse (www.reuters.com)
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says (www.reuters.com)
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe’s expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany’s domestic security service said....
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage (www.reuters.com)
Spain seeks to avert trade war after China announces pork anti-dumping probe (www.reuters.com)
