BRASILIA (Reuters) – Lawyers defending Brazilian President Michel Temer against corruption allegations asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove the prosecutor general from the investigation, arguing he is no longer fit to lead it.
Tag: Reuters World News
Iranian drone comes close to U.S. fighter jet: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Iranian drone came within 100 feet (31 meters) of a U.S. Navy warplane as it prepared to land on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Putin vows continued Russian support for Georgia's rebel Abkhazia
PITSUNDA, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia on Tuesday of Moscow’s continued political and military support.
Russia reacts to White House soap opera with a shrug
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The soap opera of White House personnel changes, intrigue and investigations has alarmed a part of the American public and shocked some foreign governments, yet Russian officials have found their own way of responding.
Russia's Putin visits breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia: Kremlin
PITSUNDA, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia on Tuesday, the Kremlin said.
France's Macron to host 'Big 3' euro zone leaders for talks
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron will host other major European leaders this month for talks on migration, the economy and defense — part of a broader diplomatic offensive by the French president.
Diplomacy to defuse India, China border crisis slams into a wall: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s diplomatic efforts to end a seven-week military standoff with China have hit a roadblock, people briefed on the talks said, prompting Chinese state-run media to trumpet rhetoric of “unavoidable countermeasures” on the unmarked border.
Exclusive: As sanctions loom, seafood trade slows on China-North Korea border
DANDONG, China (Reuters) – A thriving trade in seafood across the Yalu River that separates China from North Korea has dramatically slowed, traders said, although there is still nearly a month to go for a United Nations deadline to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang as punishment for its missile tests.
Venezuela top court orders jailing of opposition mayor Muchacho
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of opposition mayor Ramon Muchacho of the Caracas district of Chacao, which has been the site of intense anti-government protests against President Nicolas Maduro.
China leaning on Singapore to keep ASEAN calm over South China Sea: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is worried it could face fresh criticism over its actions in the South China Sea when Singapore becomes chairman of the Association of South East Asian Nations next year, and is putting pressure on the city-state to make sure that doesn’t happen, according to people familiar with the situation.
British police search for jogger who knocked woman into road
LONDON (Reuters) – British police appealed on Tuesday for help in tracing a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on a busy west London street.
Venezuela using excessive force, arrests to crush protests: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces have wielded excessive force to suppress protests, killing dozens, and have arbitrarily detained 5,000 people since April, including 1,000 still in custody, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.