Ramirez waiting for ‘right time’ to return to Venezuela
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s former oil czar Rafael Ramirez, recently pushed out of his position as ambassador to the United Nations, told Reuters in an interview he is waiting for the right time to go back to his country, where politicians are batt…
Arabs, Europe, U.N. reject Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
LONDON (Reuters) – Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East on Wednesday condemned the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington was abandoning its leading role as a pe…
Trump asks Saudi Arabia to allow immediate aid to Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to immediately allow humanitarian aid to reach the Yemeni people, suggesting Washington had run out patience with a Saudi-led blockade that has been condemned by re…
Honduras presidential candidate says Congress vote also flawed
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The third-placed presidential candidate in last month’s disputed Honduran election said on Wednesday that irregularities in the vote had polluted the results for legislators as well as the presidency, and reiterated that Salvado…
Defying warnings of unrest, Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump abruptly reversed decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, generating outrage from Palestinians and defying warnings of unrest in the Middle East.
Checks for free: a Mexican plan to combat poverty
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An opposition alliance in Mexico wants to launch a universal basic wage to combat the poverty that blights the lives of almost half the population, touting an experimental reform discussed globally as a solution to job losses fr…
Italy’s former PM Renzi loses more allies as election nears
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose Democratic Party (PD) is shedding support in opinion polls, suffered a further setback on Wednesday when two allies said they would not contest next year’s election.
Greek police fire teargas at protesters on anniversary of riots
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas on Wednesday at youths marching in Athens to mark the ninth anniversary of the killing of a teenager by police in an incident that sparked the worst riots for decades in a country with a history of street v…
Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in reversal of policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the world that the gesture further drives a wedge between Israel and the Palestin…
U.S. to deny visas to Cambodian officials over opposition crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it would restrict entry to people involved in the Cambodian government’s actions to undermine democracy, including the dissolution of the main opposition party and imprisonment of its leader.
