KATHMANDU, June 5 (Reuters) – The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is worried about its declining population and has announced cash incentives to families to produce more children. Nestled between China and India in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, a country of fewer than 800,000 people, is offering families monthly incentives of 10,000 ngultrums (about $105) …
SARAJEVO, June 5 (Reuters) – The United States warned on Friday that it would reconsider its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the international body overseeing the Balkan country’s peace process had failed to support its candidate for a new peace envoy. The Peace Implementation Council (PIC), an informal body overseeing the implementation of …
ROME, June 5 (Reuters) – Sex education in Italian schools will require parental consent under a reform promoted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government, which also excludes it from nurseries and primary schools. The bill, sponsored by Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara, won final approval in the Senate on Thursday, drawing criticism from opposition parties …
LONDON (AP) — The former Prince Andrew made money by subletting three cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades, according to a report on the royal family’s properties released Friday by the U.K. public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office report said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received income from renting out the cottages …
BERLIN, June 5 (Reuters) – The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has begun an investigation into the Boeing 787 jetliner whose nose gear collapsed on Thursday at a gate at Frankfurt airport, according to a BFU spokesperson. • An interim report is expected in about eight weeks, and the final report in …
MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) – Five Azerbaijani citizens were killed and three others injured in attacks on two cargo vessels in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Responding to a question about the vessels hit in Taganrog Bay, the ministry said the crews included 25 Azerbaijani citizens in total, but that …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate blocked an extension early Friday of a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies as concerns mounted over President Donald Trump’s selection of federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte to serve as director of national intelligence. Some Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a a procedural motion …
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) – Britain is running out of time to boost its defences in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country’s military chief said on Friday, after months of delays to the country’s Defence Investment Plan. “Russia is definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line,” Chief of …
GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday said it is doubling the amount of money it says it needs to help Lebanon meet surging humanitarian needs, as the war enters its fourth month. Lebanon was drawn into the wider regional war in early March when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia fired rockets at …
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Friday voted to pass legislation providing an additional $70 billion for migrant law-enforcement operations, including President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation program. The bill still must be voted upon by the House of Representatives. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Toby Chopra) Copyright 2026 …