World Politics

People react at the scene where policemen were killed when an explosive device carried by a militant they were pursuing exploded in Cairo, Egypt, February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany CAIRO (Reuters) – Two policemen were killed and three wounded when an explosive device carried by a militant they …

ROME (Reuters) – Members of Italy’s ruling governing party the 5-Star Movement voted on Monday to block a possible kidnapping trial against Matteo Salvini, its coalition ally and leader of the hard-right League party. FILE PHOTO: Italian Deputy Prime Minister and right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini attends a news …

A man rides a bike in front of a main Haitian police station, where according to local media a group of foreign nationals including Americans armed with semi-automatic weapons were detained, after anti-government protests, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian police arrested a group …

FILE PHOTO: Gustavo Bebianno, President of the Social Liberal Party (PSL) attends a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 7, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday fired one of his most senior aides, Secretary General Gustavo Bebianno, amid a scandal involving …

Detained after fleeing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL also known as ISIS) group’s crumbling Syrian holdout, two women from France say they are ready to go home – if they are judged fairly. Behind the fence of a camp in Kurdish-held territory in Syria, the detainees wore long black …

Infectious diseases that were once considered under control are making a comeback. The World Health Organization (WHO) is raising the alarm about a sharp rise in measles cases across the world, particularly in developed countries such as the US. One of the reasons is that more parents are choosing not …

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a plenary session of the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) – No one in Europe would oppose a British demand for an extension of talks on Britain’s exit from the European Union beyond the March 29 …

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday his parents had been placed under house arrest following an investigation into alleged corruption. FILE PHOTO: Democratic Party (PD) member Matteo Renzi gestures in the Senate in Rome, Italy, June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo In a …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Mexico’s ruling party plan to send a bill to Congress that would set maximum drug prices, aiming to improve accessibility for poor patients and bring costs in line with cheaper countries in the region. The proposal for new pharmaceutical regulations, which MORENA lawmakers announced …

CAIRO (Reuters) – A man blew himself up in the ancient Islamic quarter of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday evening, two local newspapers and a resident reported on social media, without saying whether there were any casualties. The Arabic language El-Watan and Shorouk newspaper quoted security sources as saying …