Mexico leftist party to consider tie-ups to challenge Pena Nieto
(Reuters) – Mexican’s main leftist opposition party on Sunday agreed to consider political tie-ups with conservative rivals as it gears up to take on President Enrique Pena Nieto´s Institutional Revolutionary Party in state elections due next year.
Colombia’s Santos goes to Venezuela meeting without ‘great expectations’
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday he will attend a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart to resolve an ongoing border crisis with “the best intentions but without great expectations”.
New Philippine senator Poe widens lead in presidential opinion polls
MANILA (Reuters) – A novice senator who is the adopted daughter of a late popular movie action hero has increased her lead as the favorite to win the presidency of the Philippines at elections next year, an opinion poll showed on Monday.
Three blasts hit northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri: military
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three blasts struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a new audio message purportedly from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau accused the army of lying about succ…
Three blasts hit northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri: military
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three blasts struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a new audio message purportedly from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau accused the army of lying about succ…
Refugee crisis to test EU at summit of divided leaders
BRUSSELS/ LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) – Bitterly-divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the continent’s worst migration crisis since World War Two at an emergency summit this week.
Pope meets Fidel Castro, warns against ideology on Cuba trip
HAVANA (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday hours after warning Cubans to beware the dangers of ideology and the lure of selfishness as their country enters a new era of closer ties with the United States.
Greek leftist Tsipras returns in unexpectedly decisive vote win
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory on Sunday, claiming a clear mandate to steer Greece’s battered economy to recovery.
Iran’s Rouhani says U.S.-Iran enmity eased, but distrust will remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with a U.S. television network that aired on Sunday that Tehran and Washington “have taken the first steps” toward decreasing their enmity due to a landmark nuclear accord.
In first Ukraine trip, NATO chief tries balancing act on Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With a troubled peace plan for the Ukrainian conflict nearing its deadline, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will attempt a balancing act to reassure Kiev of the West’s support without antagonizing Moscow when he visits Ukraine on Monda…
