Mexican markets poised for leftist win, but wary of landslide
MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mexican markets have rallied this month into a likely win by the leftist frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday, but local assets could sell-off if a landslide victory for his party forms a congressiona…
Islamist militants attack African military base in Mali, at least six dead
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military taskforce in central Mali, leaving at least six people dead on Friday, a spokesman for the force said.
Canadian populist Doug Ford sworn in as Ontario province premier
TORONTO (Reuters) – Populist leader Doug Ford was sworn in as Ontario’s new premier on Friday, ending 15 years of Liberal rule in Canada’s most populous province, and he promised to drop a program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and tear gas during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said.
Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Department cannot confirm
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday, amid fears of a gathering humanitarian catastrophe in a region sensitive to neighbors Jordan and Isra…
Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship
YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Nations seen…
Papering over cracks, EU leaders claim summit victory on migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders on Friday claimed success in reaching a hard-fought agreement to control immigration but it faced instant criticism as vague, hard to implement and a potential threat to human rights.
Pompeo tells China continued North Korea sanctions enforcement needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stressed to China the importance of continued enforcement of sanctions on North Korea to press it to give up its nuclear weapons, after warning of signs of backsliding by Beijing.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah to work with Syrian state on refugee returns
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah will work with the Syrian state and Lebanon’s General Security agency to help return Syrian refugees who want to go back home, its leader said on Friday, a project that critics see as premature in the absence of a peace dea…
Russian watchdog says may strip France 24 of broadcasting license: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s communications watchdog said it might strip the France 24 TV channel of its Russian operating license, a day after French authorities accused Russian broadcaster RT of airing distortions about Syria, Russian news agencies re…
