Syrian opposition says U.S. cannot afford to leave Syria yet
RIYADH (Reuters) – Syria’s chief opposition negotiator said the United States cannot afford to leave Syria as it has yet to achieve any of its goals in the region, even though President Donald Trump said recently Washington would withdraw its troops.
Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, taken to hospital in early stages of labor
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labor on Monday to give birth to the couple’s third child.
Russia, China to obstruct U.S. attempt to sabotage Iran nuclear deal: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart that Moscow and Beijing would try to block any U.S. attempt to sabotage the Iran nuclear deal, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
China reassures Pakistan on ties ahead of Xi’s meeting with India’s Modi
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday reassured Pakistan that relations between the two countries were as firm as ever and would “never rust”, ahead of a meeting this week between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could un…
Paris attacks suspect gets 20-year sentence in Brussels trial
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian judge on Monday sentenced Salah Abdeslam, the prime surviving suspect in the 2015 Islamic State attacks on Paris, to 20 years in prison over a shootout with police in Brussels in 2016.
Singapore PM’s job: Once decided over cake and coffee, now mulled over for months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singaporeans are not used to uncertainty when it comes to their future political leaders.
Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 at Yemen wedding
DUBAI (Reuters) – Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition killed at least 20 people attending a wedding in a village in northwestern Yemen late on Sunday, residents and medical sources said.
Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, taken to hospital to give birth to third child
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Prince William, was admitted to hospital on Monday to give birth to the couple’s third child and the latest member of Britain’s royal family.
China says 32 nationals dead in major North Korean bus crash
BEIJING (Reuters) – Thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans died in a major bus accident in North Korea, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, with two Chinese nationals seriously injured and left in critical condition.
Cambodia king urges Senate dominated by ruling party to protect rights
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday urged senators to protect justice and human rights as the upper house of the country’s parliament met for the first time since the ruling party swept a controversial election in February…
