No missiles but ballet as North Korea’s Kim puts on a show
SEOUL (Reuters) – Kim Jong Un hobnobbed with a visiting Chinese ballet troupe as he capped a weekend of celebrations in the North Korean capital that conspicuously lacked a show of military might that marked many previous festivals.
U.S. suggests Russia, Syria may tamper with Douma evidence, Moscow denies it
DAMASCUS/THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria and said Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence on the ground.
Sparring with leftist front-runner, Mexico’s Slim defends airport project
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim sparred on Monday with the country’s presidential front-runner over the Mexico City airport his companies are helping build, saying the leftist’s threats to halt the $13 billion project would be a…
Reuters wins Pulitzers for Philippines reporting, Rohingya photography
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reuters won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for international reporting and photography while the New York Times and Washington Post shared honors for exposing sexual harassment in America and detailing the U.S. investigation of Russia’s…
Canada pulls families of diplomats in Cuba amid unusual illnesses
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Ottawa will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of brain injury, Canada sa…
U.S. pastor denies allegations of coup links as Turkey trial begins
ALIAGA, Turkey (Reuters) – A U.S. pastor denied allegations of links to a group accused of orchestrating a failed military coup in Turkey as he went on trial on Monday in a case that has compounded strains in U.S.-Turkish relations.
Canada to remove families of diplomats posted in Cuba
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information received from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of acquired brain…
Reuters wins Pulitzers for Philippine reporting, Myanmar photography
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, for reporting on the links between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and police assassination squads and for feature photography documenting the Rohingya migrant crisis in Myanmar.
Vigil held in Malta to mark six months since car bomb killed journalist
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Hundreds of people in Malta held a silent vigil on Monday to remember anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia six months after she was killed by a car bomb.
U.S., Britain blame Russia for global cyber attack
(Reuters) – The United States and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by government agencies, businesses and critical infrastructure operators around the globe.
