Syrian army makes advances in southwest offensive
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army battled rebels in an important town in southwest Syria on Thursday, a media unit run by its ally Hezbollah and a war monitor said, as intensifying air strikes killed dozens of people in the area.
Trump choice to lead IOM could see American rejected for first time in decades
GENEVA (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nomination of a Christian charity executive who has disparaged Islam to head the U.N. migration agency could see countries reject an American for the first time in nearly 50 years when they pick its new leade…
Under pressure to soften Brexit plans, May signals faster pace
LONDON (Reuters) – European leaders told Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday to soften some of her red lines on Brexit, warning her that time was running out to prevent Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal.
Syrian army battles to bisect rebel area in southwest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army is fighting to cut rebel ground in the southwest in two by seizing an air base near the Jordanian border, an insurgent official said on Thursday, as intensifying air strikes killed dozens of people nearby.
Trump-Putin summit to unfold in Cold War venue Helsinki on July 16
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their first summit on July 16 in Helsinki, a venue famed for its Cold War diplomacy, with nervous U.S. allies in Europe and Russia skeptics looking…
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit North Korea next week: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to North Korea next week to discuss the country’s denuclearization plans, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing four people familiar with his plans.
Trump, Putin to meet on July 16 in Helsinki: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on July 16 in Helsinki, the Kremlin and the White House said on Thursday, a first official summit that will be closely watched by nervous U.S. allies in E…
European leaders back Merkel on migration before summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European leaders promised to help Chancellor Angela Merkel tackle a crisis in the bloc’s migration policies on Thursday, offering the weakened German leader vital support before a high-stakes EU summit.
Exclusive: India preparing for cut in oil imports from Iran – sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s oil ministry has asked refiners to prepare for a ‘drastic reduction or zero’ imports of Iranian oil from November, two industry sources said, the first sign that New Delhi is responding to a push by the United States to cu…
Prosecutors say suspects must have been trained to kill Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader must have been trained to carry out “an assassination” using deadly VX nerve agent, Malaysian prosecutors said, wrapping up their case on Thursda…
