Not so anti-establishment now: Italy’s 5-Star’s evolving face
ROME (Reuters) – When parliamentarians from Italy’s “anti-establishment” 5-Star Movement sat down for a closed-door meeting with international banks and hedge funds in November, they feared the encounter was going to be awkward.
Italian prosecutor says Regeni murdered for his Cairo research
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor said on Thursday that graduate student Giulio Regeni, who was kidnapped and murdered in Cairo two years ago, was killed due to his research into Egypt’s independent labor unions.
President Trump plans to visit Britain this year
LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May discussed finalizing the details of the first visit by the U.S. president to Britain later this year after a meeting in Davos on Thursday, May’s office said.
Arab coalition hands over 27 child soldiers to Yemen government: statement
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen has handed over 27 child soldiers to the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the Saudi government media office said on Thursday.
Turkey to U.S.: End support for Syrian Kurd YPG or risk confrontation
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey urged the United States on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria, some of Ankara’s strongest comments yet about a potential clash with its NATO a…
U.S. rejects new Venezuela election plan: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The move to hold new presidential elections in Venezuela will completely undermine the country’s democratic constitutional order and the results will not be accepted as legitimate, a senior U.S. State Department official said on …
Factbox: Who could run for Venezuela’s presidency?
(Reuters) – Venezuela is to hold a presidential election before April 30, with the ruling socialists hoping to keep power against an opposition whose most popular figures are barred from standing.
Myanmar says Richardson dropped from advisory panel
YANGON (Reuters) – Veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson was pursuing “his own agenda” when he was asked to step down from Myanmar’s international advisory board on the Rohingya crisis, the Myanmar government said on Thursday.
Catalan parliament set to vote for regional leader on Jan. 30
MADRID (Reuters) – The Catalan parliament will vote to choose a new regional leader on Jan. 30, the Catalan parliament said in a statement on Thursday.
EU signals some flexibility on Brexit transition
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is willing to be flexible on the duration and other terms of a Brexit transition period, EU diplomats said as Britain prepares to detail its hopes for what happens after it leaves the bloc in March 2019.
