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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference during the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in Shima, Japan, May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour speaks to the media after the swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet at the Royal Palace in Amman March 30, 2013. (Reuters//Muhammad Hamed)
Jordan’s King Abdullah Dissolves Parliament, Names Caretaker PM
Veteran politician Hani Mulqi was appointed as prime minister by Jordan’s King Abdullah after dissolving parliament by royal decree on Sunday; which comes following the end of its four-year term, and charged him with conducting new elections by October. Prime...Caption:
A view of the destroyed terminal building at Donetsk airport, east Ukraine. It is a year since the conflict erupted when rebels occupied state buildings in the city and Luhansk. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/EPA
Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Separatist Attacks
During the past 24 hours, heavy attacks by pro-Russian rebels ended up with the death of five Ukrainian servicemen, with four left wounded. The attacks took place in separatist eastern regions, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Sunday. The...Caption:
Alexander Gauland of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is pictured during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Germans would Not Want Soccer Star Boateng as Neighbor, Politician Says
Alexander Gauland, vice chair of anti-immigration party, deputy leader of Alternative for Germany, was quoted Sunday, May 29, 2016, as telling the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper: “People find him good as a footballer. But they don’t want to have a Boateng as...Caption:
Smoke rises from clashes near Falluja, Iraq, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani