Peru’s Kuczynski swears in new Cabinet, opposition signals support
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski made Vice President Mercedes Araoz his new prime minister in a Cabinet shuffle on Sunday that won praise from the opposition – a sign his year-old government will likely avoid a fresh standoff w…
Wife of ousted PM Sharif wins by-election in test of support for ruling party
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday captured his parliamentary seat with a reduced majority in a by-election seen as a test of support for the Sharif dynasty ahead of the 2018 general election…
Tillerson, Russia’s Lavrov to meet on Sunday: U.S. State Dept
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet in New York on Sunday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. State Department said in a brief statement.
U.N. chief: Northern Iraq vote would detract from Islamic State fight
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that a planned Sept. 25 independence referendum in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region “would detract from the need to defeat” Islamic State and to reconstr…
Clash between military and suspected gang leaves nine dead in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican military fought back against an armed attack in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero on Saturday night, leaving eight suspected gang members and one soldier dead, authorities said on Sunday.
Britain’s Boris Johnson accused of Brexit ‘backseat driving’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson was accused by cabinet colleagues on Sunday of “backseat driving” on Brexit after setting out his own vision of the country’s future outside the European Union.
Turkey sends military vehicles, equipment to Syrian border: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey sent 80 military vehicles including tanks to its southern border with Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday.
Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraq’s Abadi to discuss Iraqi Kurdish referendum
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi this week to discuss their concerns about an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdish region.
Aid officials ‘gravely concerned’ over fate of relocated Islamic State families in Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Aid officials in Iraq said they were “gravely concerned” about the fate of about 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State militants relocated by Iraqi authorities, who did not warn aid organizations.
Iran’s Khamenei warns U.S. against ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any “wrong move” by Washington on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.
