In tight Iran race, outspoken Rouhani breaks political taboos
ANKARA (Reuters) – Known for years as a mild-mannered cleric, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has reinvented himself as a rabble-rousing political street fighter to shore up his chances in an unexpectedly tight race against a united conservative bloc.
South Africa’s Zuma says spate of women and child murders ‘a crisis’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that a spate of violent attacks against women and children represented a national “crisis” as he visited the family of a three-year old girl who was raped and killed.
Brazil’s Temer refuses to resign in face of investigation
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Michel Temer on Thursday defiantly said he would not resign from office despite a Supreme Court decision authorizing an investigation into allegations he condoned bribery of a potential witness in a major corrupt…
Palestinian killed as settler opens fire during West Bank clashes
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian man was killed in the occupied West Bank on Thursday when an Israeli settler opened fire as protesters crowded around his car and pelted it with rocks, according to multiple accounts.
Erdogan says Turkey cannot lift state of emergency until fully calm
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey could not lift a state of emergency imposed in the aftermath of a failed coup last July until the country was completely calm.
Saudis not concerned about sharing intelligence with United States
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is not concerned about sharing intelligence with the United States, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday.
Yemen sets chaotic backdrop for Trump’s Saudi visit
ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – Young men mangled in an explosion cling to life, motionless amid the chaos of a crowded hospital in Yemen’s main southern city of Aden.
As Britain steps aside, EU states to negotiate joint defense fund
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU states aim to pool public money into a fund to help pay for joint military projects, a senior EU official said on Thursday, in potentially one of the most significant steps to underpin an emerging European defense union.
Lavrov says saw no secrets in U.S. reports on laptop disclosures conveyed by Trump
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he saw “no secrets” in U.S. media reports of apparent security threats by Islamic state that were divulged by President Donald Trump last week.
France calls for credible international mediation to end Venezuela crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – France called on Thursday for a regional or international mediation to be set up between the Venezuelan government and opposition groups to end the worsening violence in the oil producing nation.
