Thousands march against Trump in Swiss financial capital
ZURICH (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters marched through Zurich on Tuesday to demonstrate against a planned visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week.
Venezuela to hold presidential vote by end of April
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will hold its presidential vote by the end of April, the pro-government legislative superbody said on Tuesday, with President Nicolas Maduro hoping to trump a squabbling opposition despite economic crisis and foreign sanct…
Pakistan arrests serial killer suspect over rape, murder of girl, 7
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Police in Pakistan said on Tuesday they had arrested a man suspected to be a serial killer responsible for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, a case that ignited nationwide protests over allegations of government…
New Zimbabwe leader orders top officials to declare assets
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has given cabinet ministers and senior government officials until the end of February to declare their assets as new President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks to foster transparency and fight corruption.
Trump to host first state visit of his presidency for France’s Macron
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will host the first state visit of his year-old presidency in late April when French President Emmanuel Macron visits the White House, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
Russia invites core U.N. members to Syrian peace Congress: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has invited all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council as well as Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to attend a forthcoming peace congress on Syria, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
U.S. takes aim at Russia after suspected Syrian government gas attack
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday the Syrian government may still be using chemical weapons against its own people following a suspected chlorine attack in a rebel enclave, and he said Russia bore ultimate responsi…
Pro-EU academic battles euroskepticism in push to unseat Czech president
KLATOVY, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Jiri Drahos is a staunch pro-European in one of the EU’s most eurosceptic member states, and yet he is in a neck-and-neck race to win the Czech presidency this weekend.
North Korea, U.S. clash at disarmament forum over nuclear arms
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it had a “powerful and reliable” nuclear deterrent to thwart any attack and accused the United States of deploying military assets nearby under the pretext of ensuring security at the Pyeongchang Winter Ol…
Empty British seats in EU parliament go up for grabs post-Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European parliament on Tuesday began divvying-up British seats that will be left empty post-Brexit from 2019 with Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands scooping up most initially.
