Argentina’s Macri has strong support despite devaluation: polls
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s popularity is at about 65 percent two months after he narrowly won office and carried out a shock currency devaluation as part of his plan to revive Latin America’s No. 3 economy, two polls …
Colombians smuggled drugs to New York on Spanish Navy ship: prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Colombians ran a major heroin and cocaine smuggling operation to New York aboard the Royal Spanish Navy’s official training ship, paying thousands of dollars in bribes to midshipmen on the vessel, prosecutors said on Friday.
Fires still raging at major Libyan oil terminal after attack
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Fires at oil storage tanks in the major Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf were still raging on Friday more than 24 hours after an attack by Islamic State militants, a firefighting official said.
Spain’s Rajoy forces new round of talks to counter left-wing alliance
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, deferred on Friday a decision on whether to seek a confidence vote to form a government, forcing a new round of talks on resolving the country’s political deadlock.
Freed Iranian-American reporter Rezaian headed to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian headed home to the United States on Friday, days after being freed from 18 months in prison in Iran as part of a historic prisoner exchange between Tehran and the United States.
U.S. envoy says little achieved in U.N. meeting with Burundi president
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council met with Burundi’s president on Friday to push for peace talks and an international force to quell worsening political violence, but U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said little was achieved.
Israeli troops evict Jewish settlers from West Bank homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops forcibly removed Jewish settlers on Friday from homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron that they said they had bought from Palestinians, prompting some right-wing lawmakers to threaten to withhold support fo…
U.S. ‘hopes’ Saudi Arabia may reopen Tehran embassy
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The United States hopes that Saudi Arabia may restore diplomatic ties with Iran, a senior State Department official said by phone on Friday ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Saturday visit to Riyadh.
Iran-linked groups focus of Baghdad kidnapping probe: U.S. sources
WASHINGTON/DAVOS (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies investigating the kidnapping of three Americans in Baghdad last week are focusing their probe on three militant Islamic groups closely affiliated with Iran, U.S. government sources said on Thursda…
Spain’s Rajoy declines to seek confidence of parliament
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday declined the offer of King Felipe to be the first candidate for next prime minister to seek the confidence of the parliament, the palace said, forcing a new round of talks next we…
