Former PM Valls’ lead in Socialist primaries narrows: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French prime minister Manuel Valls’ lead over his opponents in upcoming Socialist primaries has narrowed, an Ifop poll published by the weekly Journal du Dimanche showed on Sunday.
Netanyahu tried to negotiate a good press in return for benefits-media
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under police investigation for suspected corruption, was caught on tape negotiating mutual benefits with an arch-foe, the owner of one of Israel’s largest-selling newspapers, Israeli media reported on Sund…
U.S. official in Mexico shot in chest, in stable condition
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. consular official in the Mexican city of Guadalajara was shot by a gunman but was in stable condition, Mexican authorities said on Saturday, prompting the FBI to offer a reward for information.
Streets of Ivory Coast cities calm after soldier mutiny
BOUAKE (Reuters) – The streets of Ivory Coast’s second-largest city Bouake were calm and the military presence was gone, residents said on Sunday, after a two-day soldiers’ mutiny calling for bonus pay and better living conditions took over the city.
Scotland’s Sturgeon says ‘unacceptable’ lack of knowledge on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Sunday she knew little of Britain’s plan to leave the European Union, a situation that was “unacceptable” six months after the Brexit vote.
Thousands of Mexicans protest gasoline price hikes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans angry over a spike in gasoline prices took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday after days of protests spurred looting in hundreds of stores, resulting in over a thousand arrests in Latin America’s second-largest e…
Chilean senator named presidential candidate of center-left party
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean journalist-turned senator Alejandro Guillier accepted the presidential nomination of the center-left Radical Party on Saturday with promises to deepen education reforms and revamp the private pension system.
Zuma’s ex-wife given boost in South Africa leadership race
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The chances of South African President Jacob Zuma’s ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, becoming the next leader of the African National Congress were given a boost on Saturday with the endorsement of the ruling party’s women’s di…
Iraq says deal reached over Bashiqa, Turkey says issue will be solved
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday an agreement had been reached with Turkey over an Iraqi demand that Turkish forces withdraw from the Bashiqa camp near Mosul in the north of the country, Iraqi state TV reported…
Saudi prince readies strategy if clerics oppose reforms: report
RIYADH (Reuters) – The young prince leading Saudi Arabia’s drive for economic reform has laid out a three-pronged strategy to avoid a backlash from any religious conservatives opposed to his plan, according to remarks reported by Foreign Affairs magazi…
