Mexican presidential front-runner vows to consult public about airport’s future
TEXCOCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that if he wins the July 1 election, he will aim to hold a public vote before taking office on whether to finish building a $13 billion airport out…
Pro-business candidate wins Colombian presidential election
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque won Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, beating leftist Gustavo Petro in a victory that reassured investors but raised the prospect of changes to a landmark peace accord with Marxist rebels.
Pro-business candidate takes early lead in Colombia presidential election
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Center-right candidate Ivan Duque, who has vowed to alter a fragile peace deal, took a commanding early lead in Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday with nearly half of polling stations counted.
Group of Egyptian lawmakers slam Sisi’s fiscal reforms
CAIRO (Reuters) – A group of Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday criticized recent fiscal reforms enacted by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government, especially subsidy cuts to fuel and electricity.
Turkey arrests suspect as puppy torture case shifts election agenda
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police have arrested a man suspected of torturing a puppy after shocking images emerged online of the maimed animal in a case that has outraged the country and grabbed the political agenda ahead of next week’s elections.
Turkey’s jailed pro-Kurdish candidate in first TV appearance for 20 months
ANKARA (Reuters) – The jailed presidential candidate for Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition made his first television appearance in over a year and a half on Sunday, giving a campaign speech ahead of next week’s elections.
Eid ceasefire proved ‘wide support’ for Afghan Taliban, they say
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban said their three-day Eid ceasefire, which ends on Sunday, proved the unity of their movement and its “wide national support” as the presidential palace extended its own ceasefire with the militants by 10 days.
Boat caught in Europe’s migration spat brings hundreds to Spain
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) – Rescued migrants turned away by Italy and Malta arrived at the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a grueling Mediterranean odyssey that became symbolic of Europe’s failure to agree on immigration.
Guatemala ends victim searches at volcano where 110 died
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala on Sunday ended its victim search efforts in the zone that suffered most deaths and injuries from the Fuego volcano eruption, its disaster agency said.
Afghan president extends ceasefire with Taliban by 10 days
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s office on Sunday extended a unilateral ceasefire with Taliban militants, due to end on Wednesday June 20, by 10 days.
