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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The head of the OAS regional bloc, Luis Almagro, yesterday blamed President Nicolas Maduro’s government for Venezuela’s crisis, saying the South American oil-rich nation was now mired in poverty, corruption and violence.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Another attempt at gun control faltered in the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday blocked President Barack Obama’s plan to spare millions of immigrants in the country illegally from deportation in a split ruling that heartened political foes who had accused him of overstepping his powers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britons will decide the future of their country and Europe today in a vote on European Union membership after a bitter campaign that appeared to divide the nation down the middle.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political opposition said yesterday it had collected the required number of valid signatures to begin a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, amid the country’s economic crisis.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats staged a “sit-in” on the floor of the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president accused by U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. senators pushed for a compromise gun control bill yesterday, a day after the Senate failed to advance four gun measures following last week’s mass shooting in Orlando, the deadliest in modern U.S.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Bollywood movie star Salman Khan ran afoul of a national women’s group, film critics and Twitter users yesterday after saying that training sessions for his new film made him feel like a “raped woman”.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said tomorrow’s referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union was likely to be very close but he also predicted a “remain dividend” in investments if Britons voted to stay in the 28-nation bloc.

SAN FRANCISCO/ TORONTO,  (Reuters) – At least a dozen countries are considering or have enacted laws restricting online speech, a trend that is alarming policymakers and others who see the internet as a valuable medium for debate and expression.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Puerto Rico disclosed yesterday that negotiations with creditors ended without an agreement to restructure some of the island’s $70 billion debt load.

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday declared a yellow fever epidemic in three provinces, including the capital Kinshasa, after confirming 67 cases of the disease, with another 1,000 suspected cases being monitored.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the kingdom’s Shi’ite Muslim majority, the state news agency reported yesterday, prompting protests outside his home and a sharp rebuke from an Iranian paramilitary chief.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made a plug yesterday for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal to a group of 2,400 investors looking at locating business in the United States, saying the deal would help boost the global economy.

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Refugees worldwide will be able to take more than 1,000 online university courses for free as part of an effort to provide education and skills training under a US-based programme launched yesterday as part of World Refugee Day.

YULIN, China (Reuters) – China’s southern city of Yulin geared up yesterday for its upcoming dog meat festival despite widespread opposition from activists calling for an end to the slaughter and eating of the animals.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin yesterday, clouding his chances of winning a do-or-die referendum in October.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A violent clash between members of a dissident teachers’ union and police in southern Mexico yesterday has left three dead and 45 injured, as law enforcement attempts to dislodge the protesters from blocking a local highway.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India’s “rock star” central bank governor Raghuram Rajan, feted by foreign investors but under pressure from political opponents at home, stunned government officials and colleagues on Saturday by announcing he would step down after just one three-year term.