Colombia says it fired head of post-conflict fund
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has fired the head of a $500 million fund meant to finance post-conflict programs tied to the country’s peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels, after donor countries complained of irregularities and possible corruption.
Panama says it won’t intervene to help Trump with hotel spat
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s government said on Monday it will not intervene in a dispute between the Trump Organization and a new majority investor in a hotel in the country’s capital, after the U.S. president’s family business asked for help.
Brazil lawyers press top court justice for injunction to free Lula
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian association of criminal lawyers requested on Monday that a Supreme Court justice issue an injunction freeing former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who began serving a 12-year sentence for bribery over the weekend….
Mexico puts U.S. ties under review as Trump stirs new tensions
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Monday it will review all forms of cooperation with the United States, including efforts to combat powerful drug cartels, in a sign of mounting frustration over President Donald Trump’s antagonistic attitude towar…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un assessed future talks with U.S. at party meeting: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a party meeting on Monday where he analyzed the future outcome of dialogue with the United States and development of inter-Korean relations ahead of a summit with South Korea on April 27, the No…
Israeli army to investigate video of sniper shooting Gazan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Monday that it was investigating a video that appears to show an Israeli army sniper shooting a motionless Palestinian across the border in Gaza, to whoops of excitement from the onlooker.
War crimes prosecutor seeks jurisdiction over Rohingya deportations
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked it to rule on whether it has jurisdiction over the deportations of Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a possible crime against humanity, according to a fi…
Trump says will meet with North Korean leader in May or early June
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he planned to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month or in early June and hoped the discussions would ultimately lead to an end of the North’s nuclear weapons program.
Trump vows quick action on ‘barbaric’ Syria chemical attack
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday promised quick, forceful action in response to a “barbaric” suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, appearing to suggest a potential military response.
Venezuela reopens air, sea links to Caribbean islands
VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela on Monday reopened air and sea links to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, three months after cutting them off in an attempt to curb smuggling.
