Eyeing national vote, Berlusconi celebrates win for center right in Sicily
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looked poised on Monday for a stunning political comeback as his rightist bloc claimed victory in an election in Sicily that puts it in pole position for a national vote due by …
Lebanon PM quits, but state won’t accept his resignation
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president appealed for national unity on Monday after Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri quit in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, plunging the coalition government and country into political crisis.
Britain’s May, party leaders agree to tackle sexual harassment with new measures
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and other party leaders agreed on Monday to introduce new safeguards for those working in parliament to try to contain a growing sexual harassment scandal.
Merkel wants progress in coalition talks in 10 days
BERLIN (Reuters) – Immigration and climate policy are the most contentious issues in exploratory negotiations between three parties seeking to form Germany’s next government, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, adding that she wants proper talks t…
Colombian president says he left firm listed in leaked tax haven papers
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, in response to his name appearing in a trove of leaked documents about offshore investments, said he left a company registered in tax haven Barbados before taking a ministerial post with a prev…
Britain says Johnson’s comments do not justify further charges against aid worker jailed in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that comments made by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not be used to bring additional charges against her.
U.S. restarts visa issuing in Turkey in first step to ease crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has partially resumed issuing visas in Turkey after getting assurances about the safety of staff at its missions there, the U.S. embassy said on Monday, in the first step to ease a diplomatic crisis between the two …
Catalonia’s ex-leader granted freedom to campaign for independence
BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s former leader Carles Puigdemont was spared custody on Monday, when a Brussels court ruled he could remain at liberty in Belgium until it had heard Spanish charges against him of rebellion.
Iraq cabinet plans to cut Kurdistan share in 2018 federal budget
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s cabinet proposed on Sunday to slash the Kurdish share of the country’s revenue in the 2018 federal budget, a move that Kurdish officials said was aimed to further punish them for a Sept. 25 referendum on independe…
U.S. embassy in Turkey resuming visa issuing on ‘limited basis’
ANKARA (Reuters) – United States missions in Turkey have partially resumed processing visa applications, the embassy said on Monday, and a Turkish government source said Ankara could follow suit in the first step to ease a diplomatic crisis between the…
