Peru judge orders 18 months of prison for ex-president Toledo
LIMA (Reuters) – A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered former president Alejandro Toledo to spend up to 18 months in jail while prosecutors prepare criminal charges against him for allegedly taking $20 million in bribes from Brazilian builder Odebrecht …
Exclusive – Trump border ‘wall’ to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: internal report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Good food is worth waiting for – China media welcomes Trump letter
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Friday broadly welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping belatedly wishing a happy Lunar New Year, saying it was a positive sign and that “good food is worth waiting for”.
Plots and wiretaps: Jakarta poll exposes proxy war for presidency
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As a few hundred protesters held a rally outside his home in an upscale Jakarta neighborhood this week, Indonesia’s former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took to twitter to vent his displeasure.
Merkel to attend Munich Security Conference: sources
BERLIN(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend the Munich Security Conference next week, government sources have told Reuters.
Eco-warrior lays waste to Philippines’ mining industry
MANILA (Reuters) – Mining industry chiefs had just assailed her order to shut down more than half of the Philippines’ mines, and Regina Lopez was in a combative mood: but, to keep her cool before an interview, she slipped into a side room and meditated…
Russian bombing in Syria mistakenly kills three Turkish soldiers
AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Russian air strikes on Thursday accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers during an operation against Islamic State in Syria, the Turkish military said, highlighting the risk of unintended clashes between the numerous outside …
Brazil’s Supreme Court probes former president, senators
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday authorized a probe into allies of President Michel Temer on allegations they tried to thwart an investigation into political kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras, a court official…
Exclusive: In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and…
Modi’s reforms meet realpolitik in key Indian state election
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to clean up politics. The man running the ruling party’s campaign in a crucial state election, who is facing 11 criminal cases, says it will take a while.
