Key Venezuela lawmakers step down in concession to government
CARACAS (Reuters) – Three opposition lawmakers at the center of a dispute between Venezuela’s congress and its top court stepped down on Tuesday following an agreement meant to ease a political standoff between the opposition and President Nicolas Maduro.
Air strike targeting militants kills seven in southern Libya: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – An air strike targeting Islamist militants has killed at least seven people near the southwestern Libyan city of Sabha, a local official and media reports said on Tuesday.
‘I was forced to kill my best friend’, former DRC child soldier says
COVENTRY, England (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was during an ordinary game of soccer when Michel Chikwanine was abducted at age 5 by rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and recruited into the army.
Argentina shifts drug trafficking offensive to private ports
ROSARIO, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentina’s government has stepped up security at the ports in its main grain exporting hub of Rosario, counting on cooperation with private terminal operators to keep drug traffickers away from a key industry.
North Korea does not care who is president of United States
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea does not care who is president of the United States, a senior Pyongyang-based diplomat said during a visit to the United Nations on Tuesday following the election of Donald Trump to succeed President Barack Obama….
Turkey eyes reset with U.S. under Trump, but honeymoon may be brief
ANKARA (Reuters) – In the hours after Donald Trump secured the U.S. presidency, supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan triumphantly took to social media, hailing the election of a man who had threatened to ban Muslims from entering the United S…
Disputed memo says Britain has no Brexit plan
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has no overall strategy for leaving the European Union and splits in Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet could delay a clear negotiating position for six months, according to a leaked Deloitte memo that the government dismis…
Ex-minister Macron to run for French presidency: source
PARIS (Reuters) – Former economy minister Emmanuel Macron will announce on Wednesday a run for the French presidency, a source close to him said, a long-awaited move that could disrupt other campaigns on both the left and the right.
Russia’s Putin dismisses economy minister: Kremlin
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev after losing trust in him, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
EU agrees defense budget increase as Britain lifts block
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Tuesday to increase its military research budget for the first time since 2010 after Britain softened its opposition, a breakthrough that may signal British support for defense co-operation even once ou…
