‘Avatar’ tribe poses second challenge to Vedanta after deadly India protests
LANJIGARH, India (Reuters) – After an Indian state shut a copper smelter run by Vedanta Resources following deadly protests, the company faces another challenge 1,000 miles away, where axe-toting tribesmen and environmentalists have joined forces to de…
Three days with the North Koreans: awkward glances and a scant smile
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – At the end of the second night of living in the same ritzy Singapore hotel as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a member of his security staff sat beside a Reuters reporter in the lobby and smiled.
Saudi-led alliance set for battle in biggest Yemeni port
ADEN (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition geared up on Tuesday for a military assault on Yemen’s main port, preparing to launch by far the biggest battle of a three-year war between an alliance of Arab states and the Houthi movement that controls Yemen’s …
Exclusive: U.S. counterspy warns World Cup travelers’ devices could be hacked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. counterintelligence official is advising Americans traveling to Russia for football’s World Cup beginning this week that they should not take electronic devices because they are likely to be hacked by criminals or th…
PM May faces another day of Brexit compromise in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to bow to pressure from pro-Europe rebels in her party for a second day on Wednesday when lawmakers debate the government’s plans for future customs relations with the European Union.
Argentina biggest labor group calls strike, raising pressure on Macri
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s leading labor federation announced plans on Tuesday to stage a one-day general strike on June 25 to protest against government economic policies, raising pressure on President Mauricio Macri as he moves to speed up …
In surprise summit concession, Trump says he will halt Korea war games
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republi…
Colombia’s rightist contender Duque seeks high investment to bolster growth
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Ivan Duque, the frontrunner to win Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, said tax cuts he is proposing would bolster investment in the Andean nation by a third over the next four years and help stimulate sluggish economic growt…
Italy sends migrant convoy to Spain, has words with France
ROME (Reuters) – Italy sent hundreds of migrants towards Spain in a small naval convoy on Tuesday after shutting its own ports to them, sparking a war of words with France that exposed EU tensions over immigration.
Iraq’s Sadr and Amiri announce political alliance
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iranian-backed militia chief Hadi al-Amiri, who won first and second place respectively in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, announced on Tuesday an alliance between their political blocs.
