Italy heads to polls with center-right ahead but stalemate looms
ROME (Reuters) – Italians went to the polls on Sunday in a vote that could bring political gridlock after an election campaign marked by anger over the listless economy, high unemployment and immigration.
China says lifting term limits is about protecting authority of party
BEIJING (Reuters) – Removing presidential term limits in the state constitution is about protecting the authority of the ruling Communist Party with President Xi Jinping at its center, a Chinese government spokesman said on Sunday.
Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians have fled advances by Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta over the last two days, a war monitor and a resident said, as Damascus makes rapid gains in a fierce assault against the last major rebel …
German Social Democrats back new Merkel-led coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted decisively for another coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Sunday, clearing the way for a new government in Europe’s largest economy and ending months of political uncerta…
Germany awaits coalition blessing from Social Democrat party members
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will learn on Sunday whether the Social Democrat (SPD) party’s 464,000 members have voted in favor of a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, opening the way to a new government for Europe’s economic powerh…
South Korea sending envoys to North Korea as Trump suggests U.S. willing to talk
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will dispatch a delegation led by senior security officials for a two-day visit to North Korea starting Monday, the presidential Blue House announced Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that he is ready to talk t…
China says its ‘moderate’ defense spending rises are no threat
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s “moderate” defense spending rises in the past few years have been to make up for past deficiencies and the country’s military will not threaten anyone, a senior diplomat said on Sunday ahead of the release of the defense bud…
Italy heads to polls with center-right ahead but stalemate likely
ROME (Reuters) – Italians went to the polls on Sunday in a vote that could bring political gridlock after an election campaign marked by anger over the listless economy, high unemployment and immigration.
At joke-filled dinner, Trump suggests U.S. will meet with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the midst of a joke-filled monologue at a dinner with journalists, President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that the United States will be meeting with North Korea but has told Pyongyang it must first “denuke.”
Australia’s former deputy PM unsure if baby is his but doesn’t care
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s former deputy prime minister, who resigned last month over an extra-marital affair with his press secretary, acknowledged in a media interview that the baby being carried by his pregnant former staffer may not be his.
