Monsieur Brexit: EU’s Barnier braces for baffling Brits
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Michel Barnier has a dealmaker’s flair for gauging what the other side can accept but as Theresa May prepares to launch Brexit negotiations some EU officials wonder if Brussels’ man can really figure out what she wants.
Seven killed in militant battle in India’s Kashmir
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Four militants and two Indian soldiers were among seven people killed in a gun battle in Kashmir on Sunday, a police spokesman said, the latest sign of increasing tension in the Himalayan region disputed by nuclear-armed neighbors …
Australian bushfires threaten properties, close roads
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities ordered the evacuation of some sparsely populated rural areas of New South Wales on Sunday as bushfires, fanned by extreme heat and strong winds, raged across the state, threatening homes and closing roads.
Turkmenistan leader certain to win third term in vote
ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is certain to secure a third term in office in Sunday’s presidential election, maintaining his grip on power in the isolated gas-rich nation.
Indonesians to vote in local polls with eye on presidency
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Indonesians head to the polls on Wednesday in local elections across the Muslim-majority country, with bitter feuding over the powerful post of Jakarta governor stoking political and religious tensions.
Trump and Japan’s Abe take a swing at golf diplomacy
JUPITER, Florida (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hit the links on Saturday, as the two leaders looked to forge a bond over a round of golf diplomacy.
Peru says U.S. is not planning to detain wanted ex-president
LIMA/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Peru has been informed by U.S. authorities that they are not planning to keep former Peru President Alejandro Toledo, who is wanted in connection with a corruption probe, from boarding a flight to Israel from California i…
Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders on corruption charges
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general’s office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption…
‘Boy-band governor’ surges in wide-open South Korea presidential race
SEOUL (Reuters) – A provincial governor nicknamed after a leading boy-band is surging in South Korean presidential polls following former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon’s announcement that he would not run in an election that could come within months…
Khamenei says Sweden has good name among Iranians
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader said on Saturday the United States and Western powers are regarded with suspicion in the Middle East because of their interference, but that Sweden has a good name among Iranians and is seen as a reputable econom…
