Exclusive: Peru political deal paved way for Fujimori pardon – source
LIMA (Reuters) – Three months before he granted Alberto Fujimori a pardon on medical grounds, Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski met the jailed former leader’s son, lawmaker Kenji Fujimori, to discuss his release, a source close to the president sa…
France’s Macron calls for new EU sanctions on Venezuela
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called on Friday for new European Union sanctions on Venezuela given the governments latest shift to authoritarianism.
Richardson says Suu Kyi living in a ‘bubble’, but is Myanmar’s best hope
LONDON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “isolated” and living in a “bubble”, according to veteran U.S. politician Bill Richardson, who quit an international panel advising her government on the Rohingya crisis after clashing with the No…
Canadian pharmaceutical billionaires were murdered: police
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian pharmaceutical billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered in a targeted killing, Toronto police said on Friday, but no one has been charged in their deaths.
Niger jails nine soldiers accused of coup attempt
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A Nigerien court jailed nine soldiers for between five and 15 years on Friday for an attempted coup against President Mahamadou Issoufou two years ago, a court document showed.
UK spells out Brexit transition demands as pressure mounts on PM May
TEESPORT, England (Reuters) – Britain wants to benefit from European Union trade deals and have a say over EU laws passed during its transition out of the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis said on Friday, seeking to defuse tension between senior minist…
Congo’s Kabila denies violence against protesters, silent on election date
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Friday rejected charges that his forces had violently broken up pro-democracy protests, stirred by his refusal to step down at the end of his mandate.
Freed Canadian hostage, facing assault charges, to get psychiatric assessment
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, who faces a number of criminal charges including assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement, will spend up to 60 days in a psychiatric facility for evaluation, a court said on Friday.
EU and UK negotiators eye accelerated Brexit transition talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Brexit negotiators are expected to launch fortnightly rounds of talks in Brussels from as early as next week with the aim of agreeing a swift deal on a transition period, EU diplomats said on Friday.
U.S. hits Russian deputy minister and energy firms with sanctions
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States added Russian officials and energy firms to a sanctions blacklist on Friday, days before details of further possible penalties against Moscow are due to be released.
