Panama presidential candidate Cortizo holds narrow lead with half the votes counted
Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo held a 2.3-point lead in Panama’s presidential election on Sunday over Romulo Roux with just over half the votes counted in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, which has attracted increased interest from China.
Thousands march in protest against Mexico’s president
Several thousand people marched through Mexico City on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the first major protest against the leftist leader in the capital since he took office five months ago.
Libya’s Haftar orders troops to fight harder during Ramadan
Eastern Libyan forces commander Khalifa Haftar urged his troops trying to take Tripoli to battle harder and teach their enemies an even bigger lesson, because the Muslim month of Ramadan that begins on Monday was a month of holy war.
Trump vows new tariff hike on Chinese goods, escalating tension in trade talks
President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal on Sunday by saying he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and target hundreds of billions more soon.
Arctic nations to meet amid tensions over environment, resources
Top diplomats from the United States, Russia and other nations which border the Arctic meet in Finland on Monday to discuss policies governing the polar region, as tensions grow over how to deal with global warming and access to mineral wealth.
Panama votes for president as candidates vow to fight graft and inequality
Polls closed in Panama’s presidential race on Sunday afternoon, after a campaign led by a former farm minister whose promises to fight corruption and inequality resonated following bribery scandals and the canal nation’s role in hiding the wealth of gl…
Factbox: Tariff wars – duties imposed by Trump and U.S. trading partners
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would raise tariffs to 25 percent from 10 percent on $200 billion of Chinese imports by the end of the week.
U.S. stock futures tumble after Trump threatens China with steeper tariffs
Wall Street stock index futures fell sharply on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and soon target hundreds of billions more.
North Macedonia’s pro-Western candidate wins presidential vote
North Macedonia’s pro-Western candidate, Stevo Pendarovski, won a run-off presidential vote after a campaign dominated by divisions over a change to the country’s name that was agreed to mollify Greece and open the way for EU and NATO membership.
Forty-one reported killed after Russian passenger plane crash-lands in Moscow
Forty-one people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday, including two children, after the aircraft caught fire as it made a bumpy emergency landing at a Moscow airport, Russian investigators said.
