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Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government
(Reuters) - Opponents of Myanmar's junta announced a National Unity Government on Friday including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorities, saying their aim was to root out military rule.
Sweden eases restrictions on people who have had COVID vaccination
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will ease restrictions on those, mostly elderly, citizens who have had at least one vaccination shot against COVID-19, the Public Health Agency said on Friday.
South Korea's Moon replaces PM, cabinet ministers after election defeat
SEOUL (Reuters) - In a sweeping reshuffle, South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday replaced the prime minister and six other cabinet members in a bid to revive his party, after devastating local election defeats, and his policy agenda.
Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge; fresh calls to postpone or cancel
TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo's Olympics chief said on Friday that Japan was committed to holding a safe Games this summer, as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompted an expansion of contagion controls and with fresh calls for the Games to again be postponed or cancelled.
Russia, hit by new U.S. sanctions, to cut 2021 borrowing plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will cut its 2021 borrowing plan more than expected and will offer only new OFZ treasury bonds from June 14, the date after which U.S. banks will be barred from buying rouble-denominated state bonds directly from Russia.
Russia vows to respond soon to 'aggressive' U.S. sanctions, calls in envoy
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia vowed on Thursday to respond soon to new U.S. sanctions as it accused Washington of dangerously raising the temperature of confrontation between the nuclear powers and called in the U.S. envoy to Moscow for what it said would be a difficult talk.
Lebanon scraps WhatsApp fee amid violent protests
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Demonstrators and police clashed in Lebanon on Thursday as thousands of people rallied against the government's handling of an economic crisis, in one of the biggest protests the country has seen in years.
Trump says U.S. Energy Secretary Perry to step down at end of the year
FORT WORTH, Texas/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will step down by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, a day before a deadline set by congressional Democrats for Perry to turn over documents in the impeachment probe.
Canada's Trudeau should resign if he fails to win the most seats - Conservative leader
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign if he fails to win the most seats in next week's election, his main rival, Conservative opposition leader Andrew Scheer, said on Thursday.
Rift between Brazil's president and his party deepens in Congress
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A push by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to make his son the leader of his party in the lower house of Congress was rejected on Thursday, deepening a rift with party leaders that could further fragment the far-right firebrand's legislative base.
