U.S.-South Korea military exercises to start next month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea have agreed to resume joint military drills early next month, the Pentagon said, a move that was expected despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong U…
Xi says no Chinese land will be separated from China
BEIJING (Reuters) – No Chinese land will be separated from China and the country is able, confident and has the will to thwart any separatist attempts, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in a warning to self-ruled Taiwan.
Exclusive: U.S. advancing toward first Guantanamo repatriation under Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is advancing toward the first transfer of a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay detention center under U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. military told Reuters on Monday, a move that would repatriate the detaine…
In New Year’s greeting to Iranians, Trump slams Tehran government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year’s holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran’s government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Vienna unbeatable as world’s most liveable city, Baghdad still worst
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s capital Vienna once again defended its position as the city offering the best quality of life in the world, while Iraq’s capital Baghdad remains the worst in an annual survey from consulting firm Mercer.
Palestinian President attacks Hamas, calls U.S. ambassador ‘son of a dog’
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called the U.S. ambassador to Israel a “son of a dog” because of his support for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Key EU lawmakers committee to query Juncker aide’s promotion at hearing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament’s budgetary control committee wants a senior EU Commission official to clarify the sudden promotion of its president’s chief aide to the top of the EU civil service, underlining the continuing unease among l…
Palestinian President threatens to end Gaza reconciliation with Hamas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday blamed the Islamist Hamas group for a bomb attack on the convoy of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza, and threatened to end reconciliation efforts with his bitter rivals….
Britain wins fresh EU, NATO support over nerve attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister won further support from the European Union and NATO on Monday over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent as he denounced Moscow’s denials of involvement as “increasingly absurd”.
After the battle: Aid, gunfire and looting in Syria’s Afrin
AFRIN, Syria (Reuters) – A day after Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies seized control of Afrin, a Turkish aid group started distributing relief supplies in the town center on Monday, but residents continued to leave after widespread reports …
