Colombian election to decide future of economy, peace deal
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday will decide the future of peace with Marxist rebels and the nation’s economic model as candidates from across the political spectrum compete with promises of jobs, safer streets and a crackd…
Iran pressures Europe to speed up plans to save nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Major powers and Iran agreed on Friday to move quickly to offset the U.S. pullout from its nuclear deal and Washington’s renewed sanctions, with Tehran pressuring Europe to come up with a package of economic measures by May 31.
Putin, Macron bond over shared unease at Trump’s actions
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday found a common cause in their shared unease at U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions on Iran, climate change and international trade…
City of Sao Paulo declares state of emergency due to trucker protest
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – South America’s biggest city and main business hub declared a state of emergency on Friday, suspending non-essential administrative services to save fuel amid a trucking protest that has blockaded major Brazilian highways for five…
Greece, Macedonia name dispute talks narrow, intensify: U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Talks to resolve a decades-old dispute between Greece and Macedonia over the name of the former Yugoslav Republic have narrowed, and ministers will continue negotiations in Brussels, United Nations envoy Matthew Nimetz said o…
Think of investment return, UNICEF chief tells Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European governments facing aid fatigue among voters should see payments to help the foreign poor as a high-yield investment in their own future, the head of U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday.
Lawfare? Syrian development plan alarms refugees and host nations
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A new law allowing the Syrian government to redevelop areas devastated by war has alarmed refugees and the countries that host them, prompting fears that people will lose their property and be less likely to return home.
Iran sets May 31 deadline in scramble to salvage nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – European powers have until May 31 to present Iran with a plan to offset the U.S. pullout from its nuclear deal and Washington’s renewed sanctions, a senior Iranian official said, with Tehran “weeks” away from deciding whether to quit…
Russia’s Putin: U.S. enforcement of own laws abroad unacceptable
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday it was unacceptable for the United States to apply its own rules beyond its borders.
On again? Trump says still chance of June 12 North Korea summit
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dangled the possibility that a June 12 summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un could still take place, just a day after he canceled the meeting citing Pyongyang’s “open hostility.”…
