French prosecutor opens inquiry into Macron minister
PARIS (Reuters) – A French public prosecutor on Thursday opened an investigation into the financial dealings of the head of Emmanuel Macron’s successful presidential campaign, throwing a new spotlight on sleaze in a fraught election year.
Afghan capital mourns victims of truck bomb blast as anger swirls
KABUL (Reuters) – Kabul on Thursday mourned victims of a powerful truck bomb that killed at least 80 people and wounded hundreds amid growing public anger at the government’s failure to prevent yet another deadly attack in the heart of the Afghan capit…
South Korea’s Moon sends aide to U.S. to quell fears over anti-missile system
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s top security aide left for Washington on Thursday as the new leader tries to reassure his country’s main ally he will not scrap a deal to host a missile defense system that has angered China.
Philippine crisis deepens as air strike on rebels accidentally kills 11 soldiers
MARAWI/MANILA (Reuters) – An air strike on Islamist rebels holed up in a southern Philippine city has killed 11 government troops, the armed forces said on Thursday, in a major blow for a military struggling to end its biggest internal security crisis …
Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for life for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court has jailed for life a former vice governor of the wealthy southern province of Guangdong for corruption after finding him guilty of bribery and abuse of power, state media said on Thursday.
Panama arrests 64, seizes 4 tonnes of cocaine in drug gang bust
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanian authorities arrested 64 people and seized four tonnes of cocaine following a two-year investigation into a drug trafficking ring, the government said on Wednesday.
Migrants find poverty, exclusion in South America’s copper capital
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (Reuters) – Immigrants from around South America hoping to seek their fortunes in the continent’s copper mining capital of Antofagasta, Chile, are instead finding poverty, exclusion and a precarious home in the city’s growing tempora…
Mexico ruling party likens rival to Venezuela ahead of key vote
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party said on Wednesday its main leftist rival threatened to turn the country into strife-torn Venezuela as the two moved into the final stretch of a tight state election race that could influence next year’s pre…
Canada’s Green Party looks to build political sway beyond British Columbia
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The surprise role of power-broker played by British Columbia’s Green Party in the provincial election, which has pushed the party up in national polls, has seen an increase in people looking to run as candidates against Justin Trudea…
Macedonia’s parliament endorses new government
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s lawmakers on Wednesday evening endorsed a new government led by Social Democrats which is expected to steer the way out of a two-year-long political crisis and bring the country closer to membership in the European Union …
