Wary mood in Kabul as notorious former warlord set to return
KABUL (Reuters) – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is due to meet the Afghan president this week ahead of a return to politics, a remarkable turnaround for a leader widely reviled for his part in a civil war that killed thousands in the capital Kabul and razed much…
OAS meeting on Venezuela could ‘change the situation’: Peru minister
LIMA (Reuters) – A meeting of Organization of American States (OAS) members expected later this month could result in a joint position and “change the situation” in crisis-stricken Venezuela, Peru’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna said on Wednesday.
No UK clampdown on EU migrants for years after Brexit: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain may have to allow European Union migrants to come to the country without restrictions for several years after Brexit because of the scale of the challenge of setting up a new immigration system, a think tank said on Thursday….
Syrian government supports de-escalation zones: foreign ministry
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government supports a Russian proposal to create four de-escalation zones intended to quell fighting in the country’s six-year-old civil war, Syrian state media reported the foreign ministry as having said on Wednesday.
British PM’s Conservatives hold 19-point lead in YouGov poll: The Times
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party holds a 19-point lead over opposition Labour Party ahead of a national election on June 8, according to a YouGov poll for The Times.
Brazil pension reform clears hurdle, faces tough approval path
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Michel Temer’s proposal to reform Brazil’s costly social security system cleared a committee vote on Wednesday, but the measure, deeply unpopular with voters, faces an uphill battle in the full Congress.
Romanians rally against plan to pardon corruption offences
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Hundreds of Romanians rallied outside government headquarters in Bucharest late on Wednesday to protest against a proposal to widen a draft bill on prison pardons to include corruption offences.
Venezuela death toll rises as foes protest Maduro’s power shakeup
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces battled protesters who lit fires and hurled stones on Wednesday in rage at President Nicolas Maduro’s decree to create an alternative congress, with another fatality taking the death toll to 34 during a mo…
Do-or-die: EU pushes Trump to stick to Paris climate deal
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – EU officials are scrambling to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not pull out of the Paris climate accord after his advisers warned of legal problems if Washington stayed in but lowered its commitments.
U.S. needs to balance foreign alliances: Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday outlined for his staff how an “America First” agenda translates into foreign policy, but did not address the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, which worry many diploma…
