Italy elections point to stalemate, maverick 5-Star advances
ROME (Reuters) – Italian voters delivered a hung parliament on Sunday, flocking to anti-establishment and far-right parties in record numbers and casting the euro zone’s third-largest economy into a political gridlock that could take months to clear.
Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit
CAIRO/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Egypt set up a $10 billion joint fund on Sunday to develop a planned mega-city, committing more than 1,000 square kilometers in the south Sinai, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met President Abdel Fattah al…
French minister to lay out concerns on ballistics, regional role in Iran visit
TEHRAN (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister was in Iran on Monday to reaffirm Europe’s commitment to a nuclear deal that opened the Iranian economy to investment, but also to echo concerns raised by U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to qu…
China warns Taiwan it won’t tolerate separatist activities
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday that it would never tolerate any separatist schemes for self-ruled Taiwan and would safeguard China’s territorial integrity with the aim of “reunification” with an island it considers its sacred territory.
Guatemala, in nod to Trump, moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Guatemala will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May, two days after the U.S. embassy makes the same move, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Sunday at a conference in Washington.
Guatemala to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Guatemala will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May, two days after the U.S. embassy makes the same move, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Sunday at a conference in Washington.
Russian Patriarch unhappy at Bulgarian view of Russia’s 1877-1878 war role
SOFIA (Reuters) – Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill said he was aggrieved by what he called the Bulgarian government’s attempts to dilute his country’s role during the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish war, which paved the way for Bulgaria’s liberation after five centuries of Ottoman rule.
Vatican treasurer in Australian court for hearing on sex offence charges
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell arrived in an Australian court on Monday for the start of a four-week pre-trial hearing on charges of historical sexual offences.
Italy elections deliver hung parliament, gridlock: exit polls
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s national election produced no outright winner on Sunday, according to exit polls that pointed to possible political gridlock, with voters backing anti-establishment and far-right parties in record numbers.
Assad vows to press Ghouta assault, as civilians flee government advances
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to continue an offensive in eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Sunday as his forces advanced into the last major rebel enclave near the capital.
