Day of truth in Catalonia’s independence drive as region votes
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Deeply divided Catalans voted on Thursday with support for separatists and unionists running neck-and-neck, leaving prospects of a quick end to Spain’s worst political crisis in decades looking slim.
U.S. jury begins second day of deliberations in Turkish banker’s trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York jury on Thursday began its second day of deliberations in the trial of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
Peru’s president warns democracy at stake ahead of vote to oust him
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told lawmakers that the country’s democracy was at stake ahead of a Congressional vote to remove him from office on Thursday, strenuously denying allegations of wrongdoing.
South Sudan’s government, rebel groups sign ceasefire in latest bid to end four-year civil war
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government and rebel groups signed a ceasefire on Thursday that also allows humanitarian groups unfettered access to civilians caught in the fighting, the latest attempt to end a four-year civil war.
Cameroonian journalist to be freed after terrorism charges dropped
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A Cameroonian journalist jailed for over two years for contact with Islamist militant group Boko Haram is set to be freed after a court on Thursday shortened his sentence, his lawyer said.
Day of truth for Catalonia’s independence drive as region votes
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Deeply divided Catalans headed to polling stations on Thursday with support for separatists and unionists running neck-and-neck, leaving prospects of a quick end to Spain’s worst political crisis in decades looking slim.
U.S. sanctions Myanmar general, others over rights abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 52 people and entities for alleged human rights violations and corruption, including Myanmar general Maung Maung Soe, who oversaw a brutal crackdown against the Rohingya Muslim m…
Peru’s president tells Congress democracy at stake if ousts him
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told lawmakers that the future of the country’s young democracy could suffer if the opposition’s bid to force him from power succeeds on Thursday, strenuously denying allegations of wrongdoing ahe…
U.N. mulls new North Korea sanctions, could vote Friday: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to North Korea and the repatriation of North Koreans working abroad, according to the text seen by …
U.N. war crimes court that prosecuted Milosevic closes doors
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The U.N. war crimes court that prosecuted atrocities committed during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, and put former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic on trial, closed its doors on Thursday after two decades.
