By Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) -Siamak Namazi, an Iranian American imprisoned in Iran for nearly seven years on espionage-related charges rejected by Washington as baseless, has been allowed out of Tehran’s Evin prison on a one-week fur…
Elon Musk to provide Florida with Starlink satellites in response to Hurricane Ian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk agreed to provide the company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, for help in response to Hurricane Ian in areas of Southwest Florida still without connectiv…
Latvian PM’s New Unity party ahead in vote, exit poll shows
By Andrius Sytas RIGA (Reuters) -The centre-right New Unity party of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins was set to win Saturday’s national election, an exit poll showed, after a campaign dominated by security concerns following Russia’s invasion o…
Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup, fire breaks out at French embassy
By Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Gunfire rang out across Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday and fire broke out at the French embassy after self-declared leader Ibrahim Traore accused President Paul-Henri Damiba of staging a count…
Lula may clinch Brazil election on Sunday, final polls show
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a solid polling lead going into Sunday’s election against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, with a chance of clinching the race in the first round, fresh surveys s…
Tear gas fired, scores wounded in Baghdad protest marking 2019 unrest
By Haider kadhim and Ahmed Saad BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades on Saturday to disperse stone-throwing protesters in clashes that wounded scores off Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, where hundreds marked the anniversar…
Burkina Faso’s new leader says gunfire in capital was counter-offensive by ousted president
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore said gunfire in the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday was part of a counter-offensive staged by ousted President Paul-Henri Damiba. Speaking on local radio station Omega in hi…
Havana protests flare for second night as govt scrambles to turn on lights
By Dave Sherwood and Alexandre Meneghini HAVANA (Reuters) -Crews restored power to more neighborhoods across Havana on Saturday after a second night of protests over ongoing blackouts in Cuba’s capital, including some of the largest demonstrations sinc…
Superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian on sale for 29.5 million euros
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – A U.S.-based luxury yacht broker is advertising for sale a 168-foot (51-metre) superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Igor Kesaev for 29.5 million euros (roughly $29 million), according to an email seen by Reut…
Chechen leader Kadyrov says Russia should use low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine
By Felix Light LONDON (Reuters) -Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russia’s region of Chechnya, said on Saturday that Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after a major new defeat on the battlefield. In a message on Telegram address…