Ukrainian judge turns down request to place Saakashvili under house arrest
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian judge on Monday turned down the prosecutors’ request to place Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili under house arrest, paving the way for his release from detention.
Exclusive: Detained Saudi billionaire al-Sanea seeks to end debt dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) – A detained Saudi billionaire who led the collapsed Saad Group is seeking to repay part of a multi-billion dollar debt to creditors under a deal that could allow his release, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Tillerson set to meet Trudeau for N. Korea crisis talks: source
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week for talks on how to address the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons, an Ottawa source said on Monday.
Burundi will raise funds from citizens to pay for 2020 election
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi plans to raise money for an election in 2020 by deducting part of civil servants’ salaries and taking contributions directly from citizens, a government minister said on Monday, as it seeks to replace dwindling external fund…
Putin, Egypt’s Sisi discuss restart of flights, sign nuclear deal
CAIRO (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, agreeing to resume civilian flights which Moscow halted more than two years ago after militants bombed a Russian tourist jet over the S…
China fails to stop U.N. meeting on North Korea human rights abuses
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China failed on Monday to stop the fourth annual United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea, saying it was not the right forum to discuss the issue and warning that it could further escalate…
Putin, in Syria, says mission accomplished, orders partial Russian pull-out
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin flew into Syria and ordered “a significant part” of Moscow’s military contingent there to start withdrawing on Monday, declaring their work largely done.
Venezuelan migrants pose humanitarian problem in Brazil
BOA VISTA, Brazil (Reuters) – Last August, Victor Rivera, a 36-year-old unemployed baker, left his hometown in northern Venezuela and made the two-day journey by road to the remote Amazonian city of Boa Vista, Brazil.
Russia’s Putin, Egypt’s Sisi discuss nuclear deal, Middle East tensions
CAIRO (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday for talks over a nuclear power plant and tensions in the Middle East following Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s cap…
Buoyed by mayoral votes, Venezuela socialists eye presidency race
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro has set his sights on Venezuela’s 2018 presidential election after the ruling Socialist Party dominated mayoral polls with the help of a partial boycott by a divided opposition.
