Iran tells France not to be influenced by Saudi prince on nuclear deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran urged France on Thursday not to be influenced by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Trump says decisions ‘fairly soon’ on Syria
WASHINGTON/LONDON/MOSCOW (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 he expected decisions to be taken “fairly soon.”…
Trump says meetings being set up with North Korea’s Kim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised China on Thursday for its help with North Korea and said meetings were being set up between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Ex-Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent, watchdog confirms
THE HAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) – The lethal poison that struck down a former Russian spy and his daughter last month in England was a highly pure type of Novichok nerve agent, the global chemical weapons watchdog concluded on Thursday, backing Britain’s fi…
U.N. experts, Britain demand release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar
LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister and United Nations human rights rapporteurs separately called on Thursday for the release of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar, after a judge rejected a request for their case to be dismissed…
Defiant Macron to push through reforms despite strikes
BERD’HUIS, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will stick to his plans for sweeping reforms despite strikes and street protests, he said on Thursday in his first TV interview in months, adding that he is not one to govern based on opini…
Philippines’ Duterte makes public apology for 2010 HK tourists killing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a public apology for the August 2010 killing of eight Hong Kong tourists during a bus hostage incident in Manila, a gesture which his predecessor had declined to make.
Skripals poisoned with nerve agent, chemical arms watchdog confirms
THE HAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) – The lethal poison that struck down a former Russian spy and his daughter last month in England was a highly pure type of Novichok nerve agent, the global chemical weapons watchdog concluded on Thursday, backing Britain’s fi…
A road trip along North Korea’s border with China
(Reuters) – Through binoculars mounted atop a tall building, I followed two women slowly making their way from the other side, across the bridge. The rusted device was a military type, and what I saw made them look as if they were targeted. It was very cold and I struggled to place my lens on the binoculars to take a picture.
Britain urges Myanmar authorities to release jailed Reuters journalists
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urged Myanmar to release two Reuters journalists who are in jail after being accused of possessing secret government papers.
