Bitter rivals’ embrace shakes up Kenyan politics
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A surprise handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga has stirred up Kenyan politics as the long-time rivals set their sights on the 2022 elections.
Montenegro presidential poll tests backing for EU membership
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Voting began in Montenegro’s presidential election on Sunday, with pro-European Union membership candidate Milo Djukanovic and his ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) forecast to get slightly more than 50 percent of the vo…
Without Lula, right wing and green candidates lead Brazil’s presidential race: poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Environmentalist Marina Silva and right wing politician Jair Bolsonaro would be leading candidates in Brazil’s presidential election if jailed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is unable to run, according to an opinion poll on Sunday.
North Korean leader meets Chinese senior official, fetes Chinese art troupe
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese senior diplomat Song Tao, and feted a Chinese art troupe led by Song, North Korean state media said on Sunday, indicating closer ties with China following Kim’s surprise visit to Beijing las…
In Syria strikes, U.S. blurs red line for intervention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the latest U.S. missile strikes, President Donald Trump appears to have reset America’s red line for military intervention in Syria over the use of chemical weapons.
U.S. urges regional leaders to isolate Venezuela’s Maduro
LIMA (Reuters) – The United States urged regional leaders on Saturday to take stronger steps to isolate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as it joined a declaration condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis and political repression in the South A…
Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs, rockets at Mali bases
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United Nations bases in Mali’s northern city of Timbuktu on Saturday, killing one and wounding many, Malian authori…
UK could launch retaliatory cyber attack on Russia if infrastructure targeted: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would consider launching a cyber attack against Russia in retaliation if Russia targeted British national infrastructure, the Sunday Times reported, citing unnamed security sources.
Excluded Venezuelan leader calls Americas summit ‘failure’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, excluded from the Summit of the Americas due to regional censure of his democratic record, mocked the meeting in Lima as a “complete failure” on Saturday.
Britain joins Syria strikes to deter chemical attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain struck Syria with air-launched cruise missiles on Saturday in partnership with the United States and France to try to cripple its chemical weapons facilities and stop what Prime Minister Theresa May cast as a global slide tow…
