Ecuadoreans back limits on presidential re-election in blow to Correa
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to prevent presidents from holding more than two terms in office, according to the elections council, a win for President Lenin Moreno that blocks his mentor-turned-adversary Rafael Correa from returning to…
North Korea’s ceremonial leader to visit South Korea amid hopes for high-level talks
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s ceremonial leader will visit South Korea this week as Seoul boosts hopes for high-level inter-Korean talks during the Winter Olympics that begin in four days.
Ecuador votes for re-election limits, likely dashing Correa comeback
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to prevent presidents from holding more than two terms in office, according to the elections council, a win for President Lenin Moreno that blocks his mentor-turned-adversary Rafael Correa from returning to…
Support for Australian PM hits 10-month high, raises prospect of an early election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Support for Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is at a near 10-month high, a widely watched poll showed on Monday, a boost for the center-right government that could use an early election to settle a constitutional crisis.
Japan’s PM vows to proceed with U.S. base relocation in Okinawa after poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed on Monday the victory of a ruling party-backed candidate in a mayoral election on Okinawa, vowing to press ahead with a controversial plan to move a U.S. Marines air base on the southern isl…
Russia steps up air raids on Syria’s Idlib province after jet shot down
AMMAN (Reuters) – Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot.
German parties to tackle labor, healthcare in extra round of coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Negotiators for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) will try on Monday to hammer out compromises on healthcare and labor policy – the final stumbling blocks in the way of another…
Parisian eyes on Brussels court as Bataclan suspect goes on trial
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More than two years after Islamist militants killed 130 people in their city, Parisians will be hoping for some new insight into the carnage when the sole surviving suspect appears in public for the first time on Monday.
Costa Rica votes for new president amid gay rights debate
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Ricans voted for a new president on Sunday in a race upended by debate over same-sex marriage, with leading candidates in the crowded field fiercely opposing gay rights and challenging the country’s traditionally centrist pol…
German coalition talks to continue on Monday and focus on health and labor
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) failed to conclude coalition negotiations in time to meet a self-imposed Sunday deadline but have made progress and will reconvene on Monday, SPD members …
