Honduran candidate calls on army to rebel amid disputed vote count
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A Honduran TV star turned opposition candidate called on Sunday on the country’s military to rebel from enforcing a curfew that was imposed after deadly protests followed last week’s disputed presidential vote.
Key meeting for PM May as Brexit talks enter decisive phase
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Theresa May hopes to break the Brexit talks deadlock on Monday with a new offer on divorce settlements at a crunch meeting with EU officials, as some of her party members urge her to walk away unless there is progress.
Enter the ‘petro’: Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S.-led financial sanctions, announcing on Sunday the launch of the “petro” backed by oil reserves to shore up a collapsed economy.
After return home, former Egypt premier says still mulling election bid
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik, who returned home from the United Arab Emirates after announcing his bid for Egypt’s presidency, appeared in Cairo on Sunday to say he was still considering his run in next year’s election….
Corsican nationalists surge in first round of French election
PARIS (Reuters) – Corsican nationalists won almost half of the vote in the first round of the French Mediterranean island’s territorial election on Sunday, a landslide likely to fuel local calls for greater autonomy from Paris.
Enter ‘petro’: Venezuela to launch oil-backed cryptocurrency
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday Venezuela would launch a cryptocurrency to combat a U.S.-led financial “blockade,” although he provided few clues about how the economically crippled OPEC member would pull off the feat.
Kenyan opposition says a strategist arrested, no reason given
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition National Super Alliance said on Sunday that one of its key strategists had been arrested in Kwale, in the country’s coastal region, and that his whereabouts were unknown.
Former Egyptian premier Ahmed Shafik meets lawyer in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian premier Ahmed Shafik met with his lawyer at a Cairo hotel on Sunday, the lawyer said, after his family said it feared he had been “kidnapped” following his arrival from the UAE after announcing his intention to run for…
Venezuela to launch cryptocurrency to fight ‘blockade’: Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that Venezuela will launch a cryptocurrency to combat what the leftist leader says is a financial “blockade” against the crisis-hit nation spurred by U.S. sanctions.
Trump still weighing whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: Kushner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on whether to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, his adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Sunday, a move that would break with decades of U.S. policy …
