Exit polls show Mexicans overwhelmingly voted for leftist Lopez Obrador
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans voted overwhelmingly for anti-establishment outsider Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Sunday’s presidential election, exit polls showed, betting a leftward turn in government could end the corruption and violence that has…
Exclusive: Leftist seen as Mexico’s next president after massive win – exit poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is likely to be the country’s next president, according to an exit poll by polling firm Parametria that pointed to a massive victory for him in Sunday’s election.
Thailand’s political tough-guy back in the fray to support military as vote nears
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The last time most Thais saw politician Suthep Thaugsuban was in 2015 when he entered the Buddhist monkhood and announced his retirement after spearheading protests that culminated in a military coup against a government he detested…
Myanmar court to hear arguments on charging jailed Reuters reporters
YANGON (Reuters) – Prosecutors and defense lawyers will present arguments on Monday whether two Reuters reporters accused of obtaining secret documents in Myanmar should be charged, after the six-month pre-trial phase of the landmark case ended last mo…
U.S. judge grants reprieve to Puerto Ricans facing eviction
KISSIMMEE, Fl. (Reuters) – A federal judge will hold a hearing on Monday that could determine the fate of hundreds of Puerto Ricans who fled the hurricane-ravaged island last year and are lodging in motels, after granting them a reprieve from eviction …
Interior minister offers to resign, in blow to German coalition
MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer offered his resignation to party colleagues late on Sunday, party officials said, escalating a row over migration with Chancellor Angela Merkel that threatens her fragile government.
Rebel-held Syrian town to accept Assad’s rule: pro-government media
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A major insurgent-held town in southwestern Syria has accepted the return of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, pro-government media and a war monitor said on Sunday, though some local activists and rebels disputed a deal had be…
Mali car bomb attack kills four civilians, wounds four French soldiers
BAMAKO (Reuters) – An attack on a military patrol in northern Mali on Sunday killed four civilians and wounded 31 others, including four French soldiers, Mali’s government and the French army said.
Merkel’s Bavarian allies row over EU migrant deal
MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – The leadership of Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies argued long into Sunday evening over whether to accept immigration proposals the German chancellor brought back from Brussels, heightening uncertainty over the future of her go…
Istanbul’s gay, transgender community hold smaller rally, after pride march banned
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Members of Istanbul’s gay and transgender community gathered for a rally on Sunday instead of the annual pride march, after they said the parade itself had been banned by the city’s governor for the third consecutive year.
