Venezuela’s Maduro attacks ‘fascist’ protesters for setting man alight
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro excoriated opposition protesters on Sunday for setting a man on fire during a demonstration, accusing them of targeting him for being pro-government.
Spain’s Socialists reelect hardliner Sanchez in leadership vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialists on Sunday choose former leader and hardliner Pedro Sanchez to head the party again, a vote likely to make it harder for the ruling conservatives to secure the opposition support it needs in parliament to push throu…
France’s Macron to meet unions on Tuesday on labor reform
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will meet unions on Tuesday to discuss labor reform, his office said on Sunday.
Italy and France to discuss more integrated EU, migration crisis at dinner
PARIS (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and new French President Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday for a deeper integration of the European Union and said they would address the migration crisis at a working dinner in Paris.
East Libyan forces launch strikes after air base attack
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – East Libyan forces have targeted rival brigades with a series of air strikes in the southern region of Jufra, officials and witnesses said on Sunday, three days after dozens of their men were killed in a surprise attack on a…
Hungarians protest again over clampdown on university, NGOs
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters marched to Hungary’s parliament on Sunday in the latest mass rally against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s clampdown on a top foreign university and non-government organizations ahead of a parliamentary electi…
Deputy President Ramaphosa says South Africa must avoid ‘mafia state’ fate
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen as a top contender to lead the ruling ANC into 2019 general elections, said on Sunday that the country must not become a “mafia state” as he admitted his party had become ass…
Britain’s EU ‘no deal’ threat is genuine, says Brexit minister Davis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is prepared to walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal, Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday, but stressed that he thought an agreement was the most likely outcome.
Egypt refers 48 Islamic State suspects to military court over church bombings
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt referred 48 people to the country’s military judiciary on Sunday for suspected involvement in three deadly church bombings and accused them of joining the militant group Islamic State.
Brooding Iran hardliners say they must still be heard after Rouhani win
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian hardliners indignant at President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election vowed on Sunday to press their conservative agenda, with some saying his caustic campaign trail attacks on their candidate would bring a backlash.
