Argentina’s Macri weaponizes popular governor to fight Fernandez
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s main defender against a comeback by his populist predecessor Cristina Fernandez in October’s legislative elections is someone whose name is not even on the ballot.
Catalan mayors exercise right to remain silent in referendum questioning
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The first of hundreds of Catalan mayors summoned to answer questions on why they have backed a banned Oct. 1 referendum on independence from Spain appeared before the state prosecutor on Tuesday amid cheers and chants from support…
London’s Leadenhall market briefly evacuated after reports of suspect package
LONDON (Reuters) – Leadenhall market in London’s financial district was briefly evacuated on Tuesday after reports of a suspicious package in the area.
Trump to single out North Korea, Iran in first speech at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will urge United Nations member states on Tuesday to turn up the pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, using his maiden speech to the world body to address what he considers the t…
Kenyan police fire teargas at Supreme Court protesters
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police fired teargas on Tuesday at supporters of President Uhuru Kenyatta who were protesting outside the Supreme Court against the invalidation of his Aug. 8 re-election, Reuters witnesses said.
Taking back control? Britain’s May to make high-stakes Brexit speech
LONDON (Reuters) – After months of Brexit talks that have made little progress and deepened rifts in her party, British Prime Minister Theresa May will try this week to put the negotiations on track and reassert her authority.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but silent on army role
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday condemned rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be punished, but she did not address U.N. accusations of ethnic cleansing, drawing cool inter…
Sudan’s Bashir visits Darfur ahead of U.S. sanctions decision
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited the war-torn Darfur region on Tuesday in an effort to show his country is ready to have 20-year-old sanctions lifted by the United States just weeks before Washington is expected to issue a…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine, but rights groups critical
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday human rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be brought to book, but she did not address U.N. accusations of a campaign of ethnic cleansing by the military….
Helicopter mistakenly fires on parked vehicles in Russia war games: media
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A military helicopter on a rural training exercise in western Russia mistakenly fired rockets at a group of parked vehicles, knocking at least one person to the ground, footage posted by Russian news sites and on social media showed…
