Palestinian cabinet convenes in Gaza in move to reconcile with Hamas
GAZA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah chaired the first meeting of the Palestinian cabinet in the Gaza Strip for three years on Tuesday, in a move toward reconciliation between the mainstream Fatah party and Islamist group Hamas.
In latest twist of Japan election drama, Tokyo’s Koike says won’t seek seat
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new party is challenging Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc in the Oct. 22 national election, said she would “100 percent” not run in the poll, the latest twist in a drama giving voters…
Trump to meet victims, responders in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON/SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will fly to Puerto Rico on Tuesday to view the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Maria and meet residents, many of whom are frustrated and resentful that they are still struggling with basic …
Australian searchers say fruitless end is ‘unacceptable’ in final report on MH370 mystery
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities said they deeply regret not finding missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and the ongoing mystery is “unacceptable,” in their final report on the unsuccessful search which was published on Tuesday.
Venezuela’s Maduro approval rises to 23 percent after Trump sanctions: poll
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s approval rating rose to 23 percent in September, up 6 percentage points from 17 percent in July, according to a poll by local firm Datanalisis.
Tokyo governor Koike says will not run in Japan election: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new political party poses a growing threat in elections later this month, denied speculation that she would run, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Australia to fit warships with anti-missile defense systems
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday nine war ships set for construction in 2020 will be fitted with long-range anti-missile defense systems to counter the threat of rogue nations.
No-one can wreck our democracy, Schaueble tells Germans
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s departing finance minister expressed optimism that his country’s democratic institutions were strong enough to withstand the arrival of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the third-largest party in parliament.
Trying to reset the agenda, UK’s May sets out to tackle social injustice
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Tuesday describe the scale of social and racial injustice she plans to tackle, hoping to shift the focus of her ruling party’s annual conference away from rifts over Brexit and …
Top Myanmar official says ‘young democracy’ facing challenges
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A top Myanmar official appealed on Monday for democracy in the country to be given “a chance to survive” amid international anger over a military campaign against Rohingya Muslims that the United Nations has described as ethn…
