Peru’s president pardons ex-leader Fujimori, citing his health
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pardoned former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori late on Sunday, clearing him of convictions for human rights crimes and graft before completion of a 25-year prison sentence.
Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem, backing Trump
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Sunday he had given instructions to move the Central American country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a few days after his government backed the United States in a row over the cit…
For Iraq’s Christians, a bittersweet first Christmas home after Islamic State
TELESKOF, Iraq (Reuters) – Inside the newly renovated Church of Saint George in the Northern Iraqi town of Teleskof, Hayat Chamoun Daoud led children dressed as Santa Claus singing “Jingle Bells” in Aramaic.
Peru president summons Cabinet to discuss Fujimori: source
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has summoned his Cabinet for an extraordinary meeting on Christmas Eve to discuss former President Alberto Fujimori’s request to be freed from prison, a government source told Reuters on Sunday…
Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis strongly defended immigrants at his Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday, comparing them to Mary and Joseph finding no place to stay in Bethlehem and saying faith demands that foreigners be welcomed.
Egypt to hike Cairo metro fares from next July: state newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will raise the price of tickets on Cairo’s loss-making metro system from next July, tripling the present fare for many commuters, the state-owned newspaper al-Ahram said on Sunday.
Chad reshuffles finance, other key ministries – decree
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby on Sunday appointed Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul as minister of finance and also named new economy, foreign affairs, security and justice ministers, a presidential decree showed.
From Jerusalem, Netanyahu offers Christians personal tours of Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to play tour guide to Christian pilgrims on Sunday in a message relayed from Jerusalem, whose recognition as Israel’s capital by U.S. President Donald Trump has split global Christ…
Tunisia bans UAE airlines from landing in its territory
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has banned all airlines from the United Arab Emirates from landing in its territory, the Tunisian transport ministry said on Sunday.
Three workers die in gas accident at Libyan oilfield: source
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Three workers, two of them Sudanese, died in an accident at Libya’s Zelten oil and gas field on Saturday, an oil source said.
