Peru’s culture minister resigns after Fujimori pardoned
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s culture minister, former actor Salvador del Solar, announced on Wednesday that he was resigning, three days after President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski granted a controversial pardon to former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori.
Blast rips through supermarket in Russia’s St. Petersburg: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A blast ripped through a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Wednesday evening, injuring several shoppers, Russian news agencies reported.
Trump will fail against Iran as did ‘smarter’ Reagan: Khamenei
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump would fail in his hardened stance towards Iran, saying Tehran was stronger than during the time of the “more powerful and smarter” Ronald Reag…
Libya needs a week to repair blown-up oil pipeline: NOC
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan crude oil pipeline blown up on Tuesday will take about a week to repair, the head of state oil firm NOC told Reuters on Wednesday.
Putin critic Navalny calls election boycott rallies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced on Wednesday a series of rallies across Russia in January to press home his call for a boycott of next year’s presidential election, a move likely to draw a sharp response from the Kremlin a…
Gunman opens fire in Moscow pastry factory, killing one
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire in a pastry factory in Moscow, killing a guard early on Wednesday, officials said.
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have begun a major prisoner swap, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.
Ex-army boss to be sworn in as Zimbabwe vice president on Thursday
HARARE (Reuters) – Retired army chief Constantino Chiwenga and veteran politician Kembo Mohadi will be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s vice presidents on Thursday, state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said on Wednesday.
Israel wants to build ‘Trump station’ near Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel wants to name a train station after Donald Trump to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as its capital, but the site of the planned building could be as divisive as the U.S. president’s declaration.
Mexico presidential hopeful hemmed in by ruling party legacy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mired in allegations of corruption, Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has thrown its weight behind an untainted outsider in a bid to clean up its image and hang on to the presidency in elections next July.
