Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have begun a major prisoner swap, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.
Ex-army boss to be sworn in as Zimbabwe vice president on Thursday
HARARE (Reuters) – Retired army chief Constantino Chiwenga and veteran politician Kembo Mohadi will be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s vice presidents on Thursday, state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said on Wednesday.
Israel wants to build ‘Trump station’ near Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel wants to name a train station after Donald Trump to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as its capital, but the site of the planned building could be as divisive as the U.S. president’s declaration.
Mexico presidential hopeful hemmed in by ruling party legacy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mired in allegations of corruption, Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has thrown its weight behind an untainted outsider in a bid to clean up its image and hang on to the presidency in elections next July.
Russian opposition leader Navalny calls for election boycott rally
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he was organising a nationwide rally on Jan. 28 to support his call for a boycott of next year’s presidential election.
Macron opens door to changes in mainland-Corsica relationship
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron has said his government could consider changes in the relationship between mainland France and Corsica, which seeks greater autonomy, but ruled out new residency rights or recognition of Corsican as an offici…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Syria’s Assad a terrorist, impossible to continue with him
TUNIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him.
Japan says ties at risk if South Korea messes with 2015 ‘comfort women’ deal
SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan said on Wednesday any attempt by South Korea to revise a 2015 deal meant to have resolved a row over “comfort women” forced to work in Japan’s wartime brothels would make relations “unmanageable” after Seoul said the agreement h…
New York removes misleading nuclear fallout shelter signs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has quietly begun removing some of the corroding yellow nuclear fallout shelter signs that were appended to thousands of buildings in the 1960s, saying many are misleading Cold War relics that no longer denote functio…
Less than 1,000 IS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, coalition says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Fewer than 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, the United States-led international coalition fighting the hardline Sunni militant group said on Wednesday, a third of the estimated figure only three weeks ago.
