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USA-IRAN-ROUHANI/ No negotiations with U.S., says Iran's Supreme Leader
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran will not negotiate with the United States, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, after President Hassan Rouhani signaled talks with Washington might be possible if sanctions were lifted. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA/ Mueller says he could not charge Trump as Congress weighs impeachment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Donald Trump but he did not clear him and indicated it was up to Congress to decide whether he should be impeached. USA-ABORTION/
Missouri governor says politics plays no role in abortion clinic licensing fight (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday said politics played no role in the state department of health’s intent to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic, a move that would make it the only U.S. state with no legal abortion provider.
BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-USA-FILING/
Huawei challenges U.S. defense bill as sanctions fight ramps up HONG KONG (Reuters) - China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed a legal motion seeking to declare a U.S. defense law unconstitutional, in the telecom equipment maker’s latest bid to fight sanctions from Washington that threaten to push it out of global markets.
EXXON-MOBIL-AGM/ Exxon holders reject separate CEO-chairman, climate resolutions
DALLAS (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders on Wednesday rejected a proposal that would have split the chief executive officer and board chairman roles at the largest publicly traded oil producer. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-MOBY/ Moby cancels book tour after furor over Natalie Portman claims
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American musician Moby on Wednesday canceled his book tour after mischaracterizing a past relationship with actress Natalie Portman in his new book. PEOPLE-KIT-HARINGTON/
Stressed 'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington getting treatment LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington is undergoing treatment after the end of the HBO television series in which he starred as the heartthrob Jon Snow, his representative said on Tuesday.
SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-GSW-CURRY/
Warriors' Curry set for Toronto homecoming in NBA Finals TORONTO (Reuters) - When the NBA Finals begins in Toronto on Thursday it will be much more than the latest stop en route to a potential fourth championship for Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry but rather a homecoming of sorts.
GOLF-WOMEN-USOPEN/ Law hopes to show who is boss at U.S. Women's Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - There is nothing like winning the week before a major to boost one’s confidence, and Bronte Law is hoping to strike while the iron is hot and complete a quick double at the U.S. Women’s Open this week. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA
Quarterly U.N. nuclear watchdog report on Iran The U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to send a confidential quarterly report on Iran to its member states on Thursday, though the date is tentative and can change at the last minute. The International Atomic Energy Agency is policing Iran's 2015 deal with major powers under which sanctions against Tehran were lifted in exchange for restrictions on its atomic activities.
30 May USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-STONE
Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone to ask judge to dismiss indictment stemming from Mueller probe President Donald Trump's former political adviser and self-proclaimed dirty trickster Roger Stone will face off against federal prosecutors, as they seek to convince a judge to dismiss charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. 30 May 14:00 ET, 18:00 GMT
WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE/ (TV) WikiLeaks Assange extradition hearing
Procedural hearing due in extradition case against Julian Assange at London's Westminster Magistrates court. 30 May 11:00 ET, 15:00 GMT
ITALY-POLITICS/COURT Genoa court to rule on League junior minister's embezzlement case
A Genoa court is due to rule on an embezzlement case involving Italy's junior minister Edoardo Rixi of the League party. The verdict could ignite tensions between the two ruling parties as the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has called for Rixi to step down if convicted. 30 May
INDIA-POLITICS/MODI (PIX) (TV) Modi's inauguration as Indian prime minister for second time
India's president will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers at the presidential palace. Modi was re-elected with a thumping majority in the general election that ended on May 19. 30 May 13:30 ET, 17:30 GMT
GERMANY-UN/CHARLEMAGNE-PRIZE (PIX) Annual Charlemagne Prize awarding ceremony
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres receives the 2019 Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany. 30 May 09:15 ET, 13:15 GMT
UKRAINE-GERMANY/FRANCE (PIX) (TV) German, French foreign ministers visit Ukraine
The foreign ministers of France and Germany will visit Ukraine for the first time since President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inauguration. 30 May
UKRAINE-PRIMEMINISTER/PARLIAMENT (PIX) Ukraine parliament to vote on prime minister's resignation
Ukraine parliament to vote on whether to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. 30 May 07:00 ET, 11:00 GMT
SPAIN-POLITICS/SCENARIOS It's all up in the air: Spanish politics enter turbulence zone
Who will take power where and thanks to whom? Two sets of elections have deeply fragmented Spanish politics, triggering a frenzied search for allies at local, regional and national level that could prompt quite a few surprises. 30 May
DENMARK-IMMIGRATION/ (PIX) (TV) WIDER IMAGE - Failed asylum seekers wait in rural Danish departure center
In Denmark's western region of Jutland the Danish Prison and Probation Service runs a complex called Kærshovedgård. It was formally a prison but now a departure center for rejected asylum seekers who can't return to their own country, many of whom lack what is seen as sufficient evidence by Danish authorities to stay in Denmark. 30 May 07:00 ET, 11:00 GMT
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE KENYA-SECURITY (PIX) (TV)
Kenyan court to sentence four for 2015 university attack that killed 148 A magistrate's court in Kenya to give judgement against four people charged with attacking Garissa University in April 2, 2015 and killing at least 148 people after al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab gunmen stormed the university in the country's east.
30 May 06:00 ET, 10:00 GMT CHINA-DEFENCE/
Monthly news conference by China's Defence Ministry Regular monthly news conference by China's Defence Ministry, where topics ranging from the South China Sea to military corruption could come up.
30 May 07:00 ET, 11:00 GMT DDAY-ANNIVERSARY/NATIVEAMERICAN-VETERAN (TV)
Seventy-five years after D-Day, a Native American veteran looks back A Native American who took part in the D-Day 75 years ago recalls his memories of the Normandy landings.
30 May 06:30 ET, 10:30 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
CLIMATECHANGE-TRADE/STIGLITZ TRFN-U.N. reform needed to stop companies fighting climate rules - Nobel laureate Stiglitz
Multinational companies will increasingly file massive cases against host countries when climate change policies affect their profits, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said. 29 May 21:00 ET
BRITAIN-ECONOMY/AUTOS UK car production figures published
Britain's car industry released car production data. Output has been hit by consumers shunning diesel, Brexit and emission rule changes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said. 30 May 23:00 ET
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/CAPEX Australia business capex for Q1
ABS data on business investment for Q1 and the outlook for 2019/20. Non-mining investment and public infrastructure spending have been underpinning activity, though weakness in home building is likely to become an increasing drag as prices slide. 30 May 01:30 ET, 05:30 GMT
USA-TRADE/CANADA (PIX) (TV) U.S. VP Pence travels to meet with PM Trudeau to discuss USMCA ratification
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about accelerating the ratification of the new trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico, known as USMCA. 30 May
USA-CLIMATE-CHANGE/CARBONCAPTURE (PIX) TRFN-Startups strive to recycle emissions in 'new carbon economy'
Scores of entrepreneurs have been wracking their brains to move beyond the most common way to reuse waste CO2 - pumping it into the ground to extract oil - and deploy it instead to make more planet-friendly materials. 30 May
IRELAND-NAMA/ Irish 'bad bank' NAMA holds publishes annual report
Ireland's state-run "bad bank", the National Asset Management Agency, publishes its annual report. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to speak. 30 May 08:45 ET, 12:45 GMT
NEWZEALAND-CYBER/TREASURY NZ 'hack' resulted in leaked budget information but not unlawful, review launched - Treasury
New Zealand's Treasury said on Thursday that a "hack" of the department's website that led to leaked Budget information was not illegal, according to police, prompting an inquiry and review of the department's systems. 30 May
MEXICO-ECONOMY/MINUTES Mexico central bank issues minutes of monetary policy meeting
The central bank will publish minutes from its last monetary policy decision. We will be on the lookout for comments on the future trajectory of interest rates and risks to inflation and economic growth. 30 May
FACEBOOK-SHAREHOLDERS/ (PIX) Facebook holds its annual shareholders meeting
Social networking site holds annual shareholders' meeting, where it will face protests over its privacy policies. 30 May 11:00 ET, 15:00 GMT
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY CONGO-EBOLA/CHILDREN (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Congo's Ebola epidemic inflicts heavy toll on children Eight-year-old Kennedy Muhindo was running a high fever and racked by stomach pain and diarrhea. Health workers told him he had Ebola but his first thought was for his sister who had been battling the virus. Staff said they didn't have the heart to tell him that 9-year-old Lareine had died.
30 May 06:00 ET, 10:00 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
USA-SPELLINGBEE/ (PIX) (TV) 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Spelling aces compete in the final round of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee. 30 May
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