Bounce for Australian PM as voters tire of leadership roundabout
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull received an unexpected boost from an opinion poll on Monday that showed voters want their leaders to govern for their full terms rather than the revolving door that has marked Aust…
Australian lawmaker proposes to same-sex partner on floor of parliament
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An Australian conservative politician on Monday proposed to his long-term partner on the floor of parliament, ahead of the expected passage of a measure for same sex couples to marry.
South Korea, U.S. kick off largest air exercise amid North Korean warnings
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said, a week after North Korea said it had tested its most advanced missile as part of a weapons program that has raised global ten…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens in the third week of a stepped-up assault, residents, aid worker…
Earthquake strikes off Kermadec Islands, no tsunami warning
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 10 km on Monday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. There was no tsunami warning.
Honduran candidate calls on army to rebel amid disputed vote count
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A Honduran TV star turned opposition candidate called on Sunday on the country’s military to rebel from enforcing a curfew that was imposed after deadly protests followed last week’s disputed presidential vote.
Key meeting for PM May as Brexit talks enter decisive phase
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Theresa May hopes to break the Brexit talks deadlock on Monday with a new offer on divorce settlements at a crunch meeting with EU officials, as some of her party members urge her to walk away unless there is progress.
Enter the ‘petro’: Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S.-led financial sanctions, announcing on Sunday the launch of the “petro” backed by oil reserves to shore up a collapsed economy.
After return home, former Egypt premier says still mulling election bid
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik, who returned home from the United Arab Emirates after announcing his bid for Egypt’s presidency, appeared in Cairo on Sunday to say he was still considering his run in next year’s election….
Corsican nationalists surge in first round of French election
PARIS (Reuters) – Corsican nationalists won almost half of the vote in the first round of the French Mediterranean island’s territorial election on Sunday, a landslide likely to fuel local calls for greater autonomy from Paris.
