Snowden says democracy under threat by attacks on ‘fake news’
LISBON (Reuters) – Democracy and political legitimacy are increasingly under threat from attacks by politicians like U.S. President Donald Trump on “fake news” and free speech, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told a confe…
U.N. chief warns if U.S. pulls back, others will fill leadership role
NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he is trying to convince U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration of the value of investing in foreign aid and diplomacy and warned that if Washington pulled back as a globa…
British police release three men arrested in connection Manchester attack
(Reuters) – British police said Tuesday that they have released three men without charges that were taken into custody in connection with last week’s Manchester suicide bombing that killed 22 people.
Venezuelan opposition condemns Goldman for $2.8 billion bond deal
CARACAS/NEW YORK (Reuters/IFR) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s statement that it never transacted directly with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro when it bought $2.8 billion of bonds for pennies on the dollar was dismissed by the countr…
Qatar deports Saudi asylum-seeker to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar deported Saudi human rights activist Mohammad al-Otaibi to his homeland when he tried to fly with his wife to Norway where he had been granted political asylum, the rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
‘Who rules the world?’ Nordic PMs poke fun at Trump’s Saudi photo op
OSLO (Reuters) – World leaders don’t generally troll each other, but the prime ministers of the five Nordic countries are giving it a shot.
U.S., China debating when U.N. should act on North Korea: Haley
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and China are negotiating when they should push for further United Nations Security Council action on North Korea and could reach a decision this week, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said …
Ex-French PM Balladur investigated over Karachi kickbacks affair
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur has been placed under formal investigation over allegations that possible kickbacks may have helped finance his 1995 presidential election campaign, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Brazil Supreme Court judge orders Temer to respond to police questions
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer must respond within 24 hours to federal police questions about his alleged involvement in a sprawling political graft probe, a Supreme Court judge ruled on Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of…
Five policemen killed in Mexico ambush ahead of key state vote
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Five Mexican police officers were shot dead on Tuesday in an ambush in the State of Mexico, where elections at the weekend will serve as an early referendum on the ruling party ahead of a 2018 presidential vote.
