Brazil agrees to lower police retirement age after violent protest
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government on Wednesday agreed to lower the minimum retirement age for police officers in a pension reform, a day after members of their unions stormed Congress to protest the controversial bill aimed reining in soari…
Tillerson accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ as U.S. reviews policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday accused Iran of ‘alarming ongoing provocations’ to destabilize countries in the Middle East as the Trump administration launched a review of its policy toward Tehran.
Mexican ex-governor stalls fast-track extradition from Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Javier Duarte, the former state governor of Mexico’s ruling party who was arrested in Guatemala at the weekend, said in court on Wednesday he would not agree to be extradited until his lawyers were able to study a formal extr…
Israel says Assad’s forces still have several tonnes of chemical weapons
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Wednesday it believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces still possess several tonnes of chemical weapons, issuing the assessment two weeks after a chemical attack that killed nearly 90 people in S…
Dominican Republic ratifies terms of Odebrecht’s $184 million plea deal
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A judge in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday approved terms of a $184 million fine on Odebrecht SA [ODBES.UL], which sought a plea deal after admitting to bribing officials to win contracts in the country.
Small explosive device damages Eurobank offices in Athens, no injuries
ATHENS (Reuters) – A small explosive device detonated outside a building housing Eurobank offices in central Athens on Wednesday, damaging its entrance and shattering windows, police said.
Trump praises Chinese efforts on North Korea ‘menace,’ Pyongyang warns of strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese efforts to rein in “the menace of North Korea” on Thursday, after North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike.”
White House defends portrayal of ‘armada’ push toward Korean peninsula
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday denied being misleading about a U.S. carrier strike group’s push toward the Korean peninsula, saying it never gave an arrival date and that the ships were still on their way.
EU’s Tusk says Polish intelligence probe part of ‘smear campaign’
WARSAW (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk testified for eight hours on Wednesday in a Polish intelligence probe by Warsaw’s right-wing government that he described as a smear campaign to discredit him.
Exclusive: Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election – documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.
