Inaction in U.S. and Ukraine keeping Manafort cases in limbo: prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Legal red tape in Ukraine and a lack of help from the United States have left Ukraine’s investigations of former Donald Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort in legal limbo, senior prosecutor Serhii Horbatiuk told Reuters on Friday.
Popularity of Israel’s Netanyahu rises as Iran tension flares
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s tough stance on Iran has boosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity at home, and he can expect more good press in the coming days when the United States opens its embassy in Jerusalem.
Despite hurricanes and Trump, Cuba retains charm for foreign tourism firms
HAVANA (Reuters) – New U.S. travel restrictions and a destructive hurricane season last year sucked some air from Cuba’s tourism boom but foreign businesses from Spain’s Melia Hotels to China’s Jin Jiang are pursuing new investments in what remains a …
EU tells Montenegro to investigate attack on journalist
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The European Union warned Montenegro on Friday that a shooting attack on a journalist would have an impact on the country’s EU membership bid and urged it to fully investigate the incident.
Colombia’s Santos sees ‘regime change’ soon in Venezuela
(Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos predicted on Friday there would be “regime change” soon in neighboring Venezuela, which holds a controversial presidential election on May 20 likely to consolidate socialist rule.
Wanted: Italian prime minister, as 5-Star and League negotiate
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s two anti-establishment parties, the 5-Star Movement and the far-right League, are drafting a program for a new government in the hope of ending almost 10 weeks of political stalemate, but are still seeking someone to lead it.
Myanmar’s northern offensive against rebels sparks youthful revolt
MYITKYINA, Myanmar (Reuters) – Thousands of young people in northern Myanmar have staged one of the largest protests in years, successfully urging authorities to rescue civilians caught up in deadly fighting that threatens to unravel the country’s fitf…
Catalan parliament to vote on new leader on Saturday
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s parliament is to vote to approve a new leader of the region on Saturday, in the fifth attempt to form a government since the last administration was fired by Madrid nearly seven months ago for declaring independence.
Europe moves to safeguard Iran interests after U.S. pullout
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s heavyweight economies took steps on Friday to safeguard their commercial and political interests in Iran, seeking to keep the nuclear deal with Tehran alive after Washington pulled out and said sanctions would follow.
Iraqi Kurdish fortunes reversed in city they longed for as capital
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – An intersection in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk paints a vivid picture of the Kurds’ rapid turn of fortune. The towering statue of a fighter who used to brandish a Kurdish sunburst flag now holds the red, white and black o…
