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YAOUNDE, April 18 (Reuters) – Pope Leo sets off on Saturday for Angola, where he is expected to address exploitation of natural resources in the oil-rich country on the third leg of his four-nation Africa tour, during which he has taken on a new forceful speaking style. Leo, who has been attacked repeatedly by President …
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats vehemently disagree over whether Virginia should adopt a new congressional map for the November midterms, but they’re leaning on the same person to sway voters to their side: former U.S. President Barack Obama. Ahead of Virginia’s statewide special election on Tuesday, Obama has become an omnipresent voice of …
LIMA, April 17 (Reuters) – Calls to remove the head of Peru’s electoral authority intensified on Friday as delays and alleged irregularities clouded the presidential vote count, with no clear challenger emerging to face conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in a June runoff. Pressure has mounted on Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) head, Piero …
A Massachusetts judge on Friday temporarily blocked a turbine manufacturer from pulling out of a major offshore wind farm project, saying it would be “fanciful” to imagine a new contractor could finish the installation. Vineyard Wind went to court last week after GE Renewables said it would be terminating its contracts for turbine services and …
PHOENIX (AP) — The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will get more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local board that shares responsibility for overseeing the vote. The decision could have broad implications in one of the nation’s most prominent …
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police sergeant can stay out of jail while he appeals his manslaughter conviction for tossing a picnic cooler at a fleeing suspect who then crashed his motorized scooter and died, a judge ruled Friday. The decision by a state appellate court judge came a week after …
SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) – A police operation is underway after a car struck group of people in Melbourne, Australian media reports said on Saturday, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that one pedestrian was killed and another seriously injured. Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Praveen Menon, Editing by …
MADRID, April 18 (Reuters) – U.S. pressure on dissenting Latin American leaders could lead to a “rebellion” against Washington’s influence, Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais published on Saturday. Petro, a former member of the leftist M-19 guerrilla, has frequently clashed with President Donald Trump, whose administration placed …
CAIRO (AP) — Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the U.S. said the move would not end its blockade. The country’s joint military command said on Saturday that it “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state … …
