German coalition talks flounder as disagreements persist
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s efforts to forge a three-way ruling coalition dragged into the wee hours of Friday, with some participants warning that differences on climate, migration and finances could still cause the talks to collapse…
Mexico enacts law to help find thousands missing in gang violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Thursday undertook to focus more resources on the search for missing people, the number of which has grown dramatically in recent years as gang violence has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Images suggest North Korea ‘aggressive’ work on ballistic missile submarine: institute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Satellite images taken this month of a North Korean naval shipyard indicate Pyongyang is pursuing an “aggressive schedule” to build its first operational ballistic missile submarine, a U.S. institute reported on Thursday.
Cambodia under fire after dissolving main opposition party
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s government faced international criticism on Friday after the main opposition party was dissolved ahead of elections and the European Union raised a potential threat to vital trade preferences.
U.S. says Sudan commits to severing North Korea ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sudan committed on Thursday to severing all trade and military ties with North Korea, the U.S. State Department said, as Washington seeks to isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs.
EU summit to agree on European social standards to woo voters
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) – European Union leaders will proclaim a set of 20 “social rights” on Friday in a bid to make the EU more appealing to voters and counter euroskeptic sentiment across the bloc.
Fate of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe hangs in the balance amid coup confusion
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s fate hung in the balance on Friday as he apparently resisted efforts to make him step down following a seizure of power by the army, until this week a key pillar of his 37-year-rule.
Bullets and burns: Portraits of injured Rohingya refugees
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The two Rohingya Muslim brothers, six-year-old Mohamed Heron and four-year-old Akhter, held each other as they showed burns on their arms and torsos that their uncle says resulted from Myanmar’s armed forces firing r…
Chile’s presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigning ahead of Sunday vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s presidential hopefuls wrapped up campaigning on Thursday in a race that has pitted billionaire Sebastian Pinera’s promise for change against center-left candidate Alejandro Guillier’s defense of a recent raft of progressive…
Sudan’s Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Thursday he would support the governor of the country’s Gezira state in 2020 presidential elections if Mohamed Tahir Ayala decided to stand.
