Argentina’s Macri aims for mid-term win to bolster reform agenda
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Polls closed in Argentina on Sunday in a vote to elect one third of the Senate and half of the lower house of Congress that could give business-friendly President Mauricio Macri’s coalition a broader mandate to implement reform…
‘Despondent’ May losing sleep on in-fighting, said Juncker: FAZ
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Theresa May looked “despondent”, with deep rings under her eyes, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker told aides after dining with the British prime minister last week, a German newspaper said on Sunday.
Slovenian President Pahor fails to win majority, faces runoff
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian President Borut Pahor will face a second-round election on Nov. 12 after he fell short of a majority in Sunday’s first round, as he tries to win a second five-year mandate.
Putin critic Navalny, freed from jail, resumes presidential campaign
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny held a political rally on Sunday, hours after being released from jail and pledged to continue his presidential campaign despite the authorities saying he is ineligible to stand.
UK police end armed hostage-taking at English leisure complex: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – British police ended an armed hostage siege on Sunday, the BBC reported, saying there were no casualties after a gunman took two staff members hostage at a bowling alley in a leisure complex in central England.
Protesters call for justice after Maltese journalist’s killing
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Maltese called for justice on Sunday in a protest held by a group of non-governmental organizations after a journalist was killed last Monday.
Eleven killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, official says
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethnic clashes killed 11 people this week in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, a regional government official said on Sunday, the latest unrest in a province that was wracked by violence in 2015 and 2016.
UK police rule out terrorism at leisure complex incident
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an “ongoing incident” at a leisure park in Nuneaton, central England, that was not connected to “any terrorist activity” after reports that a gunman had taken two staff members hos…
Abe to push reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution after election win
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday’s election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation’s longest-serving premier and re-energizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution.
UK police dealing with ‘ongoing incident’ at leisure complex, reports of gunman
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an “ongoing incident” at a leisure park in Nuneaton, central England, telling people to avoid the area.
