Record Spanish postal vote triggers ballot bottlenecks as snap election nears
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s postal service said it had enough staff to handle the country’s largest ever…
Elections
Mexico’s Sheinbaum leads rivals for ruling party candidacy -poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a 10 percentage point lead in voter preferences in…
Ambitious liberal fails in first bid to become Thailand’s next leader
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – In the 60 days since a stunning election victory, the leader…
Thailand’s Pita defeated in parliament in bid for PM
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat failed on Thursday in his initial bid to…
Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security ahead of Ecuador presidential vote
By Yury Garcia and Alexandra Valencia GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) – Violence is rising sharply in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, as criminal…
Biden knocks Putin, soothes Zelenskiy at eventful NATO summit
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt VILNIUS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden concluded a NATO summit on Wednesday denouncing Russian…
Venezuela presidential opposition hopefuls call for unity, private investment
CARACAS (Reuters) – Candidates vying to carry the banner of Venezuela’s opposition in presidential elections next year agreed at a…
Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn must answer questions in Smartmatic US defamation case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn, two allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump, must answer…
With Trump way ahead in 2024 Republican polls, Iowa becomes do-or-die for DeSantis
By James Oliphant, Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign is making a high-risk…
Yellen raised China’s hopes for tariff cut; U.S. politics will crush them
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to China has raised hopes…