Cambodia’s political prince submits to its strongman
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – With Cambodia’s opposition warning of the imminent death of its democracy, the historic rival who once beat Prime Minister Hun Sen in an election said there was no option but to work with the strongman.
State vote unlikely to give Merkel boost in German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – The north German state of Lower Saxony holds an election on Sunday that looks likely to hand the Social Democrats (SPD) a narrow victory, and deprive Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives of a boost in looming national coalition t…
Europe’s migration crisis casts long shadow as Austria votes
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to see 31-year-old conservative Sebastian Kurz become chancellor on a pledge to take a hard line on refugees and prevent a repeat of Europe’s migration crisis.
Northern Ireland’s DUP concerned over UK finance minister Hammond: newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – A small Northern Irish party which is keeping Britain’s government in power has concerns over finance minister Philip Hammond, saying he is causing unnecessary division over Brexit, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing sources in th…
Pro-Russia candidates set pace as Kyrgyzstan chooses new president
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan began voting on Sunday in a presidential election with no candidate expected to win outright and observers predicting a close runoff between two pro-Russian candidates, one of whom is backed by the outgoing leader.
U.S.-backed SDF to let Syrian Islamic State fighters leave Raqqa
AIN ISSA, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Islamic State fighters are set to abandon Raqqa in a withdrawal agreed with U.S.-backed Syrian militias that have them surrounded, a militia spokesman said on Saturday, as the jihadists’ defeat in their former …
Danger of war, Germany warns after Trump’s move on Iran nuclear deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – If the United States terminates the Iran nuclear deal or reimposes sanctions on Tehran it could result in Iran developing nuclear weapons and raise the danger of war close to Europe, Germany’s foreign minister said on Saturday.
Soccer star Weah and VP Boakai near Liberia presidential run-off
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberian former soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai were comfortably ahead in partial presidential election results announced on Saturday, and look set to contest a run-off next month.
Kenya police shoot dead two during opposition protest: commissioner
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police shot dead two people and wounded a third when a crowd tried to storm a police station during an opposition protest against a looming presidential vote re-run, a senior official said.
Wild elephants trample to death four Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Wild elephants trampled sleeping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday, killing three children and a woman in the second such incident since the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees f…
