Russia vows to curb U.S. sanctions fallout, shrugs off steep rouble fall
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government pledged to minimise the fallout from U.S. sanctions on Tuesday and dismissed steep falls in the rouble and financial markets as short-term volatility, saying Russia needed time to adjust to the new curbs.
Vice President Pence will travel to Lima, but not Bogota – spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will take the place of President Donald Trump at a summit in Lima, Peru, this weekend, but will not travel to Bogota, Colombia, as Trump had originally planned, a spokeswoman for the vice president …
Trump, welcoming Qatar’s al-Thani, says U.S.-Qatar ties working well
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his ties with Qatar were working “extremely well” as he welcomed Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the White House for bilateral talks.
Colombia’s FARC says peace process at risk after arrest of ex-rebel
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s peace deal with the former FARC rebels is at risk of failure after the arrest of a soon-to-be congressman from the now-political party on drug trafficking charges, the group said on Tuesday.
Merkel gathers bickering German ministers for ‘policy camp’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel gathered her new cabinet for a two-day retreat on Tuesday, seeking to forge some team spirit among ministers already squabbling after just a month in office.
As U.S. response looms, Russia and Syria urge inspection of attack site
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s government has invited international inspectors to send a team to Syria to investigate an alleged chemical attack in the town of Douma in a move apparently aimed at averting possible Western militar…
Israeli Labour party suspends relations with Britain’s Corbyn
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Labour party said on Tuesday it had suspended relations with British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, accusing him of sanctioning anti-Semitism.
Hungary’s Orban to seek EU of strong nations after landslide re-election
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday his landslide re-election had given him a powerful mandate to restrict migrant rights and push for a European Union of independent nations rather than a “United States of Europe…
With Syria in focus, Trump cancels trip to Latin America
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to cancel his first official trip to Latin America this week in order to focus on responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, the White House said on Tuesday.
After China’s massive drill, U.S. patrols disputed South China Sea
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China Sea (Reuters) – In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency.
