Fernandez ties with rival in Argentina Senate primary
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s former leader Cristina Fernandez was tied with President Mauricio Macri’s candidate as most results were in from a Senate primary seen as a gauge of Fernandez’ chances of staging a populist comeback and ending Macri…
Taiwan says Chinese aircraft fly around island in weekend of drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese military aircraft carried out two rounds of drills around Taiwan at the weekend, flying past its southern tip and then around its north near Japan, the self-ruled island’s defense ministry said.
Trump’s threat of Venezuela military action could bolster Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of possible military action in Venezuela could be a political lifeline for the country’s unpopular leader, who has long used the threat of U.S. aggression to justify policies that have shredded the…
Quake of magnitude 6.5 strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck west of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Mexican president embraces party change allowing outsider candidates
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Saturday endorsed a change to the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s (PRI) rules that allows outsiders to run for president, a move that gives the embattled leader greater power to anoint…
Britain says Brexit talks should move to next phase, as ministers show unity
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday that it wants talks with the EU to move on to the next phase, as it set out details of the future relationship it envisages with the bloc and senior ministers presented a united approach to negotiations.
Danish police to search submarine after inventor charged over missing journalist
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish police said on Saturday they were preparing to search a sunken submarine owned by Danish inventor Peter Madsen who has been charged with the inadvertent manslaughter of a journalist.
‘Logistics’ hold up Lebanese deal for rebels, refugees to return to Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Implementation of a deal for the return of a group of Syrian refugees and rebels to Syria from Lebanon was delayed on Saturday, with a military news outlet run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah saying it was due to “a logistical proble…
Canadian pastor returns home after release from North Korean prison
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian pastor who was imprisoned in North Korea for more than two years quietly returned to his home in a Toronto suburb on Saturday following a long journey on a private government jet via Japan.
Seven Syrian rescue volunteers killed in shooting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Seven volunteers with the Syrian civil defense rescue service were killed in a shooting by unidentified attackers in rebel-held Idlib province on Saturday, the civil defense said on its Twitter feed.
