Palestinian factions agree to hold general elections by end-2018: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian factions have agreed to hold general elections by end-2018 after talks in Cairo spearheaded by rivals Hamas and Fatah, a joint statement by all the groups which took part said on Wednesday.
Putin wins backing from Iran, Turkey for new Syria peace push
SOCHI, Russia/RIYADH (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin won the backing of Turkey and Iran on Wednesday to host a Syrian peace congress, taking the central role in a major diplomatic push to finally end a civil war all but won by Moscow’s ally, Presid…
Putin hosts Iran, Turkey leaders in major new Syria diplomacy push
SOCHI, Russia/RIYADH (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin hosted the presidents of Turkey and Iran to discuss Syria on Wednesday, launching a major diplomatic push to finally end a civil war that has been all but won by the government of President Basha…
Mexican leftist Lopez Obrador leads presidential race polls
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador showed leads over potential rivals in two newspaper polls published Wednesday, shortly after he unveiled key policies of his campaign platform ahead of next July’s…
Ukraine rebel leader says situation in Luhansk is attempted coup
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The presence of armed men in the streets of the capital of Ukraine’s breakaway Luhansk region is an attempted coup by a fired local police chief, Igor Plotnitsky, the head of the self-styled “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR), said on…
South Korea, China to hold summit next month to mend ties
(Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Beijing next month for a summit with China’s Xi Jinping as the two countries seek to mend ties frayed by a year-long spat over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea, Seoul’…
Summit on euro zone future in December still on despite no German government: Tusk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A summit of euro zone leaders will go ahead as planned in the middle of December, the chairman of European Union leaders said on Wednesday, dispelling speculation it might be postponed because of the collapse of German coalition ta…
Police find similarities in body parts found Copenhagen waters
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – An arm found by divers near Copenhagen was weighed down with pieces of metal similar to those attached to the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall who died in August on board a submarine owned by a Danish inventor, local police sa…
Saudi-led coalition to reopen Hodeidah port, Sanaa airport for aid: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Wednesday it would allow aid access through the port of Hodeidah and United Nations flights to Sanaa airport.
Syrian opposition to stick to demand Assad go at start of transition: report
RIYADH (Reuters) – Syrian opposition groups will stick to their demand President Bashar al-Assad leave power at the start of any political transition, Al Arabiya television reported on Wednesday, despite speculation they could soften their stance in li…
