Catalan independence campaign kicks off as Barcelona gives backing
TARRAGONA, Spain (Reuters) – The Catalonian government on Thursday launched its official campaign for an independence referendum, which Madrid has declared illegal, buoyed by the support of the capital Barcelona.
U.S. extends some Iran sanctions relief under nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday extended some sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal but said it has yet to decide whether to preserve the deal itself, the State Department said.
New charges against Brazil’s Temer to be filed Thursday: sources
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top federal prosecutor will charge President Michel Temer before the Supreme Court with obstruction of justice and racketeering later on Thursday in a corruption case, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told R…
Guatemala president says he could veto contested graft reforms
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on Thursday he could veto controversial reforms passed by Congress that critics described as a serious setback in the country’s fight against political corruption.
Western powers press Iraq Kurd leaders to shelve ‘very risky’ independence vote
ERBIL/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – The United States and Western allies pressed Iraqi Kurdish leaders to ditch a “very risky” independence vote on Thursday, presenting an alternative plan in an attempt to avoid conflict between the oil rich region and cent…
Support for German SPD slumps to lowest this year: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) has slumped to its lowest level this year just 10 days before an election in which conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel looks set win a fourth term, a poll showed on Thursday….
Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State killed at least 60 people in southern Iraq on Thursday, a health official and police sources said, suggesting a shift in the ultra-hardline group’s tactics since it lost control of its …
U.S.-backed forces not planning on entering Deir al-Zor city
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias fighting Islamic State are not planning to enter the city of Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday, reducing the chances of the American allies coming face to face with Syri…
Turkish police fire tear gas at protesters outside hunger strikers’ trial
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside a courthouse in Ankara on Thursday at the start of the trial of two teachers who have been on hunger strike since losing their jobs in a crackdown following last year’s fai…
Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 50 in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Three suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State killed at least 50 people in southern Iraq on Thursday and wounded more than 80, a health official and police sources said.
