Italy parties’ govt agenda includes short-term bonds to pay firms
ROME (Reuters) – The common government policy agenda of Italy’s two anti-establishment parties includes the issuance of short-term government bonds to pay companies owed money by the state, the economics chief of far-right League, Claudio Borghi, said….
Thailand’s junta targets opposition for criticizing election delays
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government has accused opposition members of flouting a ban on political activity, among other charges, after they criticized it for reneging on promises to restore democracy and protect basic rights, police said…
Ecuador orders withdrawal of extra Assange security from embassy in London
QUITO (Reuters) – The president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, ordered the withdrawal on Thursday of additional security assigned to the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has remained for almost six years.
Right-winger Duque keeps lead in poll for Colombia election
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque kept his lead over rivals ahead of Colombia’s May 27 presidential election, with 35 percent of voters saying they planned to back him, a survey by YanHaas showed on Thursday.
Hundreds of designer handbags, jewelry, cash seized from former Malaysian PM’s condo
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police seized 284 boxes containing designer handbags and dozens of bags filled with cash and jewelry from a private residence linked to former prime minister Najib Razak on Friday morning.
Leftist’s lead grows ahead of Mexico presidential vote: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican left-wing presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador extended his lead to 19 percentage points in May, according to the latest poll published by Ipsos on Thursday.
China seeks investigation into University of Southern California abuse accusations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Chinese government has expressed “deep concern” over published reports that a University of Southern California gynecologist was allowed for years to treat students, many of them from China, despite accusations of sexual abu…
Egypt’s Sisi orders Gaza border opened for Ramadan: Twitter account
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Thursday that the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip be opened for the whole of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, he said on his official Twitter account.
New U.S. sanctions hit at Hezbollah-linked financier, companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States sought on Thursday to further choke off funding sources for Iranian-backed Hezbollah, imposing sanctions on its representative to Iran, as well as a major financier and his five companies in Europe, West Africa …
Trump says ‘animals’ comment refers to criminals, Mexico protests
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was referring to criminal gangs when he called some illegal immigrants “animals,” a term the Mexican government labeled as unacceptable and which drew rebukes on social …
