South Africa’s Dlamini-Zuma says business endorsement not a priority in ANC race
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African politician Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Thursday it was fine if the country’s white business community declined to endorse her bid to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of the African National Congress (ANC)…
Amid Lebanon crisis, France’s Macron flies to Riyadh to see crown prince
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Riyadh on Thursday for hastily scheduled talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, notably over Lebanon and Yemen.
Battle for Rome’s beachfront turns bloody with assault on journalist
ROME (Reuters) – A bloody attack on a journalist has prompted outrage in Italy and put the spotlight on suspected links between extreme right-wing politicians and organized crime in a notoriously unruly seaside suburb of Rome.
U.S. blacklists 10 Venezuelans for corruption, undermining state vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned 10 more Venezuelan officials, including several government ministers, who it said had helped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to undermine democratic rule in the c…
Macron unexpectedly heads to Riyadh to discuss crises with Crown Prince
DUBAI (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will make a previously unscheduled trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to see Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discuss crises in Lebanon, Yemen and the wider region.
U.S. Treasury to announce more sanctions on Venezuelan officials: WSJ
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department will announce more sanctions on Thursday against top Venezuelan officials, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a U.S. Senate aide.
Exclusive: Lebanon believes Saudi holds Hariri, demands return
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri is held in Saudi Arabia, from where he resigned as prime minister, two top Lebanese government officials said, amid a deepening crisis pushing Lebanon onto the frontlines of a power struggle between Sa…
Lithuania says east-west schism within EU benefits Russia
WARSAW (Reuters) – Lithuania said a growing rift between some eastern and western European Union states over issues such as migration posed a threat to the bloc at a time of increased Russian military assertiveness.
Political exclusion risks tearing Kenya apart, says opposition leader
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s main opposition leader said on Thursday that anger over last month’s presidential election ran so deep it threatened to tear the country apart.
Despite NATO pledge to increase Afghan support, troop shortfall remains: U.S.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s pledge to send more troops to Afghanistan still falls short of commitments, U.S. commanders said on Thursday, concerned that fewer reinforcements could threaten the already precarious security situation in the country.
