Raising profile, Spain’s far-right Vox gets seat on parliament oversight body
The far-right Vox party won a seat on the committee responsible for running Spain’s parliament on Tuesday, raising its national profile as the Socialists struggled to form a government following an inconclusive national election last month.
UK PM Johnson’s lead over Labour holds at 9 points: YouGov poll
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has maintained its nine-point lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of Britain’s Dec. 12 election, according to an opinion poll published by YouGov for The Times and Sky News on Tuesday.
Trump says North Korea’s Kim ‘likes sending rockets up’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he still had confidence in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but noted that Kim “likes sending rockets up, doesn’t he?”
Death toll from northern Mexico shootings rises to 23
Twenty-three people were killed in violent clashes over the weekend in northern Mexico, authorities said on Tuesday, adding to the death toll of a bloody shootout that has intensified concerns about the threat posed by drug cartels.
On The Campaign Trail: UK’s PM Johnson blows his budget on sausages
Britain holds an election on Dec. 12, a political gamble by Prime Minister Boris Johnson who sees it as his best chance to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit.
Macron says time for Turkey to clarify ambiguous stance on Islamic State
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Tuesday of working with Islamic State proxies and said Ankara’s ambiguity toward the group was detrimental to its NATO allies fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Trump lashes out at European allies ahead of NATO anniversary summit
U.S. President Donald Trump slated European allies on Tuesday ahead of a NATO anniversary summit, singling out France’s Emmanuel Macron for “very nasty” comments on the health of the alliance and Germany for spending too little on defense.
Tunisian PM designate expects government next week: Reuters interview
Tunisia’s prime minister-designate Habib Jemli expects to form a government next week with political independents holding most of the important portfolios, he said on Tuesday.
Lawyer says establishing Mugabe’s assets will take a long time
The process of establishing the assets of the late Robert Mugabe will take some time, his lawyer said on Tuesday, casting doubt on a state media report that the former Zimbabwean leader left $10 million and some properties in the capital.
Reuters pictures of the decade
From Haiti’s devastating earthquake to war in Syria, Reuters photographers have covered the biggest news stories of the decade, capturing images of armed conflict, natural disasters, the plight of migrants and the drama of sport.
