ANKARA, May 5 (Reuters) – Turkish nationalist party leader Devlet Bahceli said on Tuesday the jailed head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should be given an official role to help advance a peace process aimed at ending a decades-long conflict. Bahceli, a close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan who was instrumental in initiating …
HONG KONG, May 5 (Reuters) – China urged Washington on Tuesday to immediately end its embargo and sanctions on Cuba, saying the expanded measures were “illegal” and “seriously violated” the norms of international relations. U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela’s leader, signed an executive order on Friday …
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has pleaded for U.S. court authorities to transfer him back to his country of birth, court filings showed Monday, as he serves out a life sentence he deemed “cruel.” Extradited in 2017 after escaping twice from Mexican prisons, Guzman is serving a life sentence at a maximum security …
0m ago Saudi Arabia calls for “de-escalation, restraint” and diplomacy amid “military escalation in the region” After Iran launched its first attack on a Persian Gulf neighbor in almost a month on Monday, lashing out as the U.S. started an operation to guide tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia’s government issued a call …
By Arathy Somasekhar and Amanda Stephenson HOUSTON, May 5 (Reuters) – A proposed pipeline for carrying Canadian crude oil to the United States is close to securing the minimum commitments from oil companies that the project needs to go ahead, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Alberta-to-Wyoming pipeline, proposed by Canadian pipeline …
Washington — As Justice Department lawyers work to defend President Trump’s second-term policies in scores of lawsuits, the president’s proclivity for posting on social media is providing a trove of evidence for lawyers challenging his actions in court. In at least a dozen cases out of hundreds that have been filed, judges have pointed to …
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana — in the Buckeye State, they’ll be casting ballots in Senate, House and governor’s primary races, while Hoosiers will weigh in on House and state races. Indiana is heavily Republican, but President Trump will be keeping an eye on some of the state races …
JOHANNESBURG, May 4 (Reuters) – The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantined. But …
MOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) – Russia cut off mobile internet services to many customers in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the May 9 annual parade celebrating victory over Nazi Germany that has been scaled back due to the threat of drone attacks from Ukraine, Reuters reporters said. Russia has this year cracked down on the …
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday announced sanctions against 35 people and entities it said were involved in recruiting vulnerable migrants to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine and produce drones for use in the conflict. The Foreign Office announced 17 designations under its global irregular migration sanctions regime, relating to …