Trump threatens China with new tariffs on $200 billion in goods
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting a swift warning from Beijing of retaliation, as the trade conflict between the world’s two biggest…
North Korea freight plane used during Kim-Trump summit lands in Beijing: Kyodo
BEIJING (Reuters) – A North Korean freight plane has landed in Beijing, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, amid reports that leader Kim Jong Un may soon visit China for the third time this year.
Search resumes after 18 rescued from Indonesia ferry sinking
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities resumed a search for survivors on Tuesday after a ferry with at least 80 passengers on board sank in rough weather in Lake Toba, a popular tourist destination in North Sumatra.
As outrage grows over children, White House defends immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border as furor grew over the separation of immigrant parents and children, including video of youngsters sitting in concrete-floored …
Libya’s coast guard recovers five bodies from migrant boat
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan coastguards said on Monday they had recovered the bodies of five migrants and picked 191 survivors off the coast west of the capital Tripoli.
Amid outrage over children, White House defends immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border as criticism mounted over detained immigrant parents being separated from their children, including video of youngsters sitting…
U.S., South Korea agree to suspend joint military exercise
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea have agreed to suspend a joint military exercise scheduled for August, South Korean and U.S. officials said on Monday, following President Donald Trump’s pledge to end “war games” after his…
Pompeo expects to return to North Korea ‘before terribly long’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he would likely travel back to North Korea “before too terribly long” to try to flesh out commitments made at a landmark summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean le…
One killed, four injured in Malmo shooting: Swedish police
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – One person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in the coastal city of Malmo in southern Sweden on Monday night, police said.
Spain’s PM heads to France on June 23 for migration, euro zone talks
PARIS (Reuters) – New Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will travel to Paris on June 23 for talks with Emmanuel Macron on migration and euro zone reforms, the French presidency said on Monday.
