Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s biggest port city
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of Libya’s third-largest city, Misrata, late on Sunday, ambushing his car inside the city, security officials said.
Four dead in ambush of World Food Programme convoy in Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Four people were killed when a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy was ambushed in northeast Nigeria, a WFP spokeswoman said on Sunday, in the latest attack in the region as the conflict with Boko Haram near…
Chile’s Pinera wins presidency as opponent concedes
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera won Chile’s presidency on Sunday, with his center-left opponent Alejandro Guillier conceding the election as Chile followed other South American nations in a political turn to the right.
Chile’s Pinera takes commanding lead in presidential vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Conservative challenger Sebastian Pinera was on track to win Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, after pledging to end his center-left predecessor’s progressive agenda and jump-start growth in one of Latin America’s most devel…
Macron sees February end to fight against Islamic State in Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – The military campaign against Islamic State in Syria should be completed in February following the end of fighting against the militant group in Iraq, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Nuclear, renewables to help French CO2 reduction goals, Macron says
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would not follow Germany’s example by phasing out nuclear energy in France because his priority was to cut carbon emissions and shut down polluting coal-fired production.
U.S. helped thwart major attack in St. Petersburg: U.S., Russia say
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States provided intelligence to Russia that helped thwart a potentially deadly bomb attack in St. Petersburg, U.S. and Russian officials said on Sunday, in a rare public show of cooperation despite deep strains …
Iran airs ‘confessions’ of researcher facing death for spying
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian state television broadcast on Sunday what it described as the confessions of an Iranian academic with Swedish residency who it said had provided information to Israel to help it assassinate several senior nuclear scientists.
Colombia’s ELN rebels willing to extend ceasefire if talks progress
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist ELN rebels said on Sunday they are willing to extend a ceasefire set to expire next month if there is sufficient progress at peace talks with the government.
Italy 5-star party keeps option on euro referendum open
MILAN (Reuters) – The leader of Italy’s main opposition party said he was keeping the option of a referendum on the euro open in the event his party won elections and failed to convince Brussels of the need to change some of the euro zone’s economic ru…
