Category Archives: worldNews

Indonesian opposition submits legal challenge to election result

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Lawyers for defeated Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto submitted a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court late on Friday challenging the result of the April 17 election after complaining that the vote was rigged.

Trump says he will send 1,500 troops to Middle East

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will send about 1,500 American troops to the Middle East, mostly as a protective measure, amid heightened tensions with Iran.

Thousands of Algerian protesters demand reforms, presidential vote delay

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the capital and other Algerian cities on Friday to demand the postponement of a presidential election and the removal of the ruling elite following the end of Abdelaziz Bouteflika's 20-year-rule last month.

Kenya’s high court unanimously upholds ban on gay sex

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Kenya's high court on Friday upheld a law banning gay sex, keeping same sex relations punishable by 14 years in jail in the East African nation and drawing strong criticism from the United Nations and rights activists.

Trump to have banquet with queen and will meet PM May on UK state visit

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a banquet at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth and hold talks with outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May during his state visit to Britain next month, the palace said on Friday.

Trump says he feels bad for British Prime Minister May

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he felt bad for British Prime Minister Theresa May, who said on Friday she would quit after failing to deliver Brexit.

Shanahan to meet Chinese counterpart in Singapore: U.S. official

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will meet China's defense minister on the sidelines of an Asia defense forum in Singapore, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday, at a time of strained tensions between Beijing and Washington over trade and security.

UK immigration falls to five-year low as influx of EU workers slows

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Long-term immigration to Britain dropped to a five-year low last year as the net inflow of European Union migrants fell to its lowest in almost a decade, extending a decline seen since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016.

UK Foreign Secretary Hunt to stand for Conservative leadership: local paper

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will stand for the leadership of the Conservative Party following the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May, his local paper said on Friday.

Pope names women to key Vatican department for first time

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Pope Francis appointed women on Friday to a key Vatican department for the first time since it was founded more than 50 years ago, a move welcomed by Catholic women's groups as a significant advance.

Fire in commercial center in India kills at least 17

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out in a four-story commercial building in the city of Surat in India's western state of Gujarat on Friday, police said.

Boris Johnson says next British PM must deliver ‘proper’ Brexit

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Britain's new prime minister must move quickly to "properly" leave the European Union, Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said on Friday after Theresa May said she would step down.

Palace banquet, meeting with May on Trump’s UK trip

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a banquet at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth and have a meeting with outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May during his state visit to Britain next month, the palace said on Friday.

Three Indian climbers die on crowded slopes of Mount Everest

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Three Indian climbers and one Nepali guide died on Mount Everest in the past couple of days, taking to seven the total number killed or missing on the world's highest mountain in this year's climbing season, Nepali officials said on Friday.

“We’re not Chinese officers”: Indonesia fights anti-China disinformation

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Indonesian police arrested a man on Friday accused of creating an anti-Chinese disinformation campaign to incite racial hatred, amid a proliferation of rumors alleging Chinese involvement in post-election unrest that has raised fears of ethnic violence.

Ex-U.S. marine held by Russia on spying charge complains of threats

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

A former U.S. Marine held in Moscow on suspicion of spying said on Friday he had been threatened by a Russian investigator and harassed in custody, accusations that added to strains in U.S.-Russian relations.

Russia to send military specialists to Congo Republic: Kremlin

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Russia is sending military specialists to Congo Republic to service Russian-made military hardware and equipment there, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Far-right Vox challenges Spain’s acceptance of LGBT rights

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Attacks by the far-right Vox party on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights are testing years of political consensus on the issue in Spain, which in 2005 became only the third country in the world to allow same-sex marriage.

Fire in commercial center in India kills at least 15

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

At least 15 people were killed when a fire broke out in a four-story commercial building in the city of Surat in India's western state of Gujarat on Friday, a state government spokesman said.

Gandhi’s shock loss of family seat in Indian election no surprise to voters

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Reuters: World News

For many outsiders, Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi losing the seat his family has held for decades was the biggest shock of India's election, which was won, as expected, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling alliance.