politics
UK Labor chief Corbyn apologizes for election debacle
World
December 15, 2019
UK Labor chief Corbyn apologizes for election debacle
LONDON (AP) — Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn apologized Sunday for this party’s crushing defeat in the British general election…
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
Middle East
December 14, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel heading to its third straight election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls
World
December 8, 2019
Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead…
US House panel to meet on Trump impeachment charges
World
December 2, 2019
US House panel to meet on Trump impeachment charges
A Congressional panel will begin drawing up charges against President Donald Trump on Wednesday as the likelihood grows of his…
Putin to address Russia’s crisis-hit ruling party
World
November 23, 2019
Putin to address Russia’s crisis-hit ruling party
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set Saturday to address a United Russia convention as the ruling party struggles to overcome…
Politicians say political rather than technocratic ministers best for Egypt’s future
Egypt
November 20, 2019
Politicians say political rather than technocratic ministers best for Egypt’s future
Egyptian politicians and party leaders stressed the need to exercise political action and activate political parties, with the end goal…
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
World
November 18, 2019
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
Sri Lanka’s new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election…
Ennahda’s choice Jemli tapped to be Tunisia PM, faces big challenge
Middle East
November 16, 2019
Ennahda’s choice Jemli tapped to be Tunisia PM, faces big challenge
TUNIS (Reuters) – A former junior minister faces the challenge of creating a ruling coalition in economically troubled Tunisia after…
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
Middle East
November 13, 2019
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military incursion in Syria has given President Tayyip Erdogan a bump in opinion polls and exposed…
US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy
World
November 11, 2019
US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy
The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama’s succession in an intensifying bid to stop…