Iraqis vote in first election since defeating Islamic State
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis voted on Saturday in the first election since defeating Islamic State, although voters said they had scant hope their new leaders would stabilize a country beset by conflicts, economic hardship and corruption.
U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska: media
(Reuters) – Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday, media reported.
Malaysia bars scandal-plagued ousted PM from leaving country
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities barred ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife from leaving the country on Saturday, amid reports that the government was reopening investigations into a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at a sta…
Iraqis start voting in first election since defeating Islamic State
BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis began voting in the first parliamentary election on Saturday since defeating Islamic State, but few people expect its new leaders to deliver the stability and economic prosperity that have long been promised.
East Timor votes to break political impasse in parliament
DILI (Reuters) – Thousands of East Timorese lined up to cast votes in a general election on Saturday, in a bid to end months of political deadlock in the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s parliament.
Mexico election body blocks 17 male candidates masquerading as transgender women
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican state electoral body on Friday rejected the applications of 17 aspiring male candidates from various parties who tried to register as transgender female contenders for the July 1 elections.
Malaysia’s ousted PM says to take a break amid reports of flight
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Twitter that he would take a short break to spend time with his family, hours after it emerged that his name was on the flight manifest of a private jet scheduled to leave for…
Iraqis expect little of first poll since defeat of Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq holds its first parliamentary election on Saturday since defeating Islamic State, but few people expect its new leaders to deliver the stability and economic prosperity that have long been promised.
Pompeo promises North Korea future ‘brimming with prosperity’ if it denuclearizes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea can look forward to “a future brimming with peace and prosperity” if it agrees to quickly give up its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Friday ahead of a historic summit between U.S. Pres…
Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian as border protest builds to climax
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed a Palestinian and hundreds of others were hurt on Friday, Palestinian medical workers said, bringing to 44 the number killed during a six-week protest at the Gaza-Israel border.
