Iraqi cleric Sadr meets pro-Iran Amiri after election win
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc was declared the winner of Iraq’s parliamentary election, met Hadi al-Amiri, leader of a pro-Iran bloc, on Sunday in what Sadr portrayed as part of an inclusive discussion abo…
Italians back League, 5-Star plan as groups ready government team
MILAN (Reuters) – More than 90 percent of Italians participating in an informal ballot gave their blessing to a policy agenda from the far-right League and the 5-Star Movement, as the two parties agreed on a candidate to lead their planned coalition go…
Colombia candidate Petro says voting software tampered with, government denies
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Leftist Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said on Sunday that voting software for next week’s contest has been tampered with, in a bid to aid center-right candidate German Vargas, an allegation the government denied.
Palestinian President hospitalized, condition ‘reassuring’ says doctor
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized in the West Bank on Sunday, doctors and Palestinian officials said, giving conflicting accounts of the leader’s condition.
U.S. sees strong shared interests with EU on Iran concerns
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday said it hopes to use strong shared interests that have emerged with its European Union partners in recent months to move forward on addressing Iran’s nuclear program, missile development and rol…
Maduro favorite to win condemned Venezuela vote amid tepid turnout
CARACAS/BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela’s leftist leader Nicolas Maduro looked set to win re-election on Sunday in a seemingly poorly attended vote condemned by foes as the “coronation” of a dictator and likely to bring fresh foreign sanc…
U.S. will not recognize Venezuela election result: State Department
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The United States will not recognize the result of Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan told journalists.
Libyan youth group will shut oilfields unless demands met: statement
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A group of Libyan youths will shut down oilfields in Marada town in the east unless demands for better state services are met, a statement said on Sunday.
Islamic State claims responsibility for church attack in Chechnya
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Russia’s Chechnya republic that killed three people, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Sunday.
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks votes in Bosnia after ban on campaigning elsewhere
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took a swipe at European countries that refused to let him campaign on their territory on Sunday as he called at a rally in Bosnia for expatriate Turks to vote for him and his ruling AK Party in ele…
