Canada’s Liberals win Quebec seat in sign of pre-election strength
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s ruling Liberals won a special election in Quebec on Monday, picking up a parliamentary seat in a province where insiders say the party needs to do better if it is to retain power in a 2019 federal election.
New Zealand PM-designate confirms review of central bank act
SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand prime minister-designate Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday her new Labour-led government planned to review and reform the central bank act.
Hong Kong democracy activists granted bail by highest court
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s highest court on Tuesday granted bail to two prominent young democracy activists, Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who were jailed for unlawful assembly linked to the city’s large-scale pro-democracy protests in 2014.
U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Mond…
Brazil seeks to revoke asylum of Italian ex-guerrilla convicted of murder
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government told the Supreme Court on Monday that President Michel Temer has the authority to revoke the asylum status a former left-wing guerrilla convicted of murder in Italy and extradite him at his country’s reques…
India’s Gandhi scion seeks revival in PM Modi’s backyard
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s most fabled political dynasty, will within weeks be crowned leader of the Congress party, handing him a freer rein to prove if he can mount a credible challenge to the dominance of Prime Minister…
Liberia party submits complaint over alleged vote fraud
DAKAR (Reuters) – The Liberty Party that placed third in the first round of Liberia’s presidential elections on Monday submitted a complaint to the elections commission (NEC), calling for it to annul the result won by former soccer star George Weah, th…
Venezuela governors sworn in, showing opposition disunity
CARACAS (Reuters) – In another setback for Venezuela’s dispirited opposition, four of its five state governors broke with their coalition’s official stance on Monday to swear themselves in before a pro-government legislative superbody.
German lawmakers to face down far-right AfD in vote for vice speaker
BERLIN (Reuters) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to clash with other parties over its nomination for a senior parliamentary post when the Bundestag meets on Tuesday for its inaugural session after last month’s election.
In fresh setback for Venezuela opposition, governors sworn in
CARACAS (Reuters) – In a major setback for Venezuela’s opposition, four of its five opposition governors broke with their coalition’s official position on Monday to swear themselves in before a pro-government legislative superbody, authorities said.
