Hush money scandal jeopardizes Brazil’s feeble recovery
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Hopes Latin America’s largest economy could emerge from its worst-ever recession this year were plunged into doubt on Thursday after President Michel Temer was shaken by allegations he condoned bribing a potential witness.
U.S. air strike in Syria hit ‘military point’, caused deaths: Syrian military source on state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A military source on the Syrian government side said on Friday that a U.S. air strike against a Damascus-backed militia the day before hit “one of our military points”, without elaborating, state media outlets reported.
Exclusive: Putin’s ex-wife linked to multi-million-dollar property business
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The former wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin helped create and now supports a foundation that owns a historic Moscow property generating millions of dollars from tenants, a Reuters examination of property records has found.
Rescuers scramble to save woman trapped in Sri Lanka building collapse
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Rescuers were digging through rubble trying to save a woman they feared was trapped inside a collapsed wedding reception hall in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, officials said after confirming that one man had been killed and 23 i…
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists
GAO, Mali (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron undertakes his first trip as commander-in-chief on Friday when he meets troops fighting Islamist militants in Mali where the security situation has worsened despite French intervention more than four year…
Five dead, 19 missing after Haiti rains, flooding: officials
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) – Five people were killed and 19 went missing after torrential rains and flooding hit Haiti, its Department of Civil Protection said on Thursday.
China says willing to put South Korea ties back on track, urges THAAD resolution
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to put ties with South Korea back on a “normal track”, President Xi Jinping said on Friday, but Beijing also urged Seoul to respect its concerns and resolve tensions over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system that…
Japan cabinet approves bill to allow emperor to abdicate
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s cabinet approved a bill on Friday that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first abdication by a Japanese emperor in nearly two centuries.
Chinese jets intercept U.S. radiation-sniffing plane, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Chinese SU-30 aircraft carried out what the U.S. military described as an “unprofessional” intercept of a U.S. aircraft designed to detect radiation while it was flying in international air space over the East China Sea.
Wives of detained lawyers appeal to Trump to press China on rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wives of human rights lawyers detained by China in a sweeping crackdown two years ago appealed in the U.S. Congress on Thursday for President Donald Trump to press Beijing to free activists and end torture.
