China-based campaign breached satellite, defense companies: Symantec
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A sophisticated hacking campaign launched from computers in China burrowed deeply into satellite operators, defense contractors and telecommunications companies in the United States and southeast Asia, security researchers at …
UK police investigating cause of “minor explosion” at underground station in London
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday they were investigating the cause of a “minor explosion” at Southgate underground station in north London and were advising people to avoid the area.
Drumbeat of opposition to family separation grows; Trump not budging
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats staged an impromptu congressional protest and moderate Republicans and key U.S. business groups pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stop separating immigrant children from their parents as an opinion poll showe…
Trump threatens almost all imports from China as Beijing fires back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has underestimated President Donald Trump’s resolve to move forward with tariffs unless Beijing changes its “predatory” trade practices, a top U.S. trade advisor said on Tuesday, in comments that diminished the chan…
German president worries about ‘irreparable damage’ to U.S. ties
BERLIN (Reuters) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed concern on Tuesday that Europe’s relations with the United States could suffer irreparable damage, and urged Washington not to view the world as a boxing ring “in which everyone figh…
Ukraine anti-corruption court law needs amending: IMF chief
KIEV (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund welcomed on Tuesday the adoption by Ukraine’s parliament of a law to create an anti-corruption court, but said lawmakers needed to amend it to guarantee the court’s effectiveness.
EU’s Barnier says progress in Brexit talks, but divergences remain on Ireland
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Talks between Britain and the European Commission on the country’s EU exit have made progress in some issues but they still disagree on how to tackle the Irish border, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator said on Tuesday.
Trump determined to hit China as tit-for-tat tariff war erupts
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has underestimated President Donald Trump’s resolve to press ahead with tariffs unless Beijing changes its “predatory” trade practices, a top U.S. trade advisor said on Tuesday, in comments that undercut the chances…
Merkel, Macron back euro zone budget in ‘new chapter’ for bloc
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France agreed on Tuesday to create a budget for the euro zone and hailed a “new chapter” for the currency union, but they left the details to be worked out later with other members of the 19-country bloc.
U.S.-led coalition says kills Islamic State oil and gas head in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition in Syria said on Tuesday it had disrupted Islamic State’s funding by killing the man who ran its oil and gas network and other members of the group last month.
