U.S. VP Pence to meet with Venezuelan opposition leaders in Lima: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Venezuelan opposition leaders in Lima, Peru on Friday, White House officials said, part of a U.S. push to galvanize regional pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Trump weighs Syria options, Russia envoy says ‘cannot exclude’ war
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed U.S. options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fe…
Italian parties pledge backing for NATO amid Syrian uncertainties
ROME (Reuters) – President Sergio Mattarella won reassurances from Italy’s main political leaders on Thursday that they fully supported NATO after the crisis in Syria exposed rifts in the country’s traditional pro-Western stance.
European envoy sees progress over Trump concerns on Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior British, French and German officials believe they are making headway toward an agreement that would address U.S. President Donald Trump’s concerns about the Iran nuclear deal, a European diplomat said on Thursday.
No reward for North Korea without irreversible denuclearization: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea should not expect rewards from talks with the United States until it takes irreversible steps to give up its nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, said on …
Trump says decisions coming ‘fairly soon’ on Syria action
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was holding meetings on Thursday on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, and expected to make decisions “fairly soon.”
Czech ANO party wants new shot at center-left coalition to avoid far-right
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech ruling ANO party agreed on Thursday to restart negotiations with the center-left Social Democrats to form a new government to avoid a deal involving an anti-European far-right party.
Head of Nobel-awarding Swedish Academy steps down after criticism
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The head of the Swedish Academy stepped down on Thursday after criticism of how the institution, which picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, handled a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by a man married to o…
Sri Lanka’s president suspends parliament until May 8
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament until May 8 late on Thursday, his secretary said, in a surprise move days after fractures appeared in the island nation’s ruling coalition government.
Ivory Coast inaugurates new senate amid opposition criticism
YAMOUSSOUKRO (Reuters) – Ivory Coast inaugurated on Thursday its first senate, an upper house to the West African nation’s parliament that President Alassane Ouattara called a “chamber of wisdom” but which the opposition says will tighten his grip on p…
