Drivers in Bosnia block roads over fuel prices
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Drivers across Bosnia blocked roads on Sunday in protest against rising fuel prices, warning of knock-on increases in prices for food and other goods, state television reported.
Cuba says cause of illness in U.S. diplomats remains a mystery
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said on Sunday it remained baffled by health issues affecting U.S. diplomats, after the U.S. State Department reported two Cuba-based functionaries had symptoms similar to previous cases that began in late 2016.
Police arresting Indian smelter protesters based on evidence: state minister
CHENNAI (Reuters) – Indian police are only arresting people involved in protests against a copper smelter owned by Vedanta Resources where there is videographed evidence of them indulging in “anti-social” activities, a senior state minister told Reuter…
Italy shuts ports to migrant boat, tells Malta to open its doors
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will refuse to let a humanitarian boat carrying more than 600 migrants dock at any of its ports and has asked the Mediterranean island of Malta to open its doors to the vessel, an official said on Sunday.
U.S.-Canada spat escalates, Europeans criticize Trump’s G7 move
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Reuters) – The United States and Canada swung sharply toward a diplomatic and trade crisis on Sunday as top White House advisers lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a day after U.S. President Trump called him “very…
Brexit campaigner Banks says story on Russian ties ‘absolute garbage’
LONDON (Reuters) – Arron Banks, a British businessman who bankrolled one of the main campaigns for Brexit, hit back on Sunday after a report said his links with Russia went further and deeper than he had previously disclosed, saying he was a victim of …
U.S.-Canada row escalates, Europeans criticize Trump’s G7 move
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) – The United States and Canada swung sharply towards a diplomatic and trade crisis on Sunday as top White House advisors lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a day after U.S. President Trump called him “very dishon…
White House adviser says Canada’s Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top White House economic adviser accused Canada’s prime minister on Sunday of betraying President Donald Trump with “polarizing” statements on U.S. trade policy that risked making the American leader look weak on the eve of a…
Trump and North Korea’s Kim in Singapore for historic Tuesday summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off between the old foes and the transformation of the …
Bolsonaro stays strong in Brazil presidential race after trucker strike
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro leads the field for Brazil’s presidential race in October ahead of environmentalist Marina Silva, but one third of voters do not know who to back in the most uncertain election in decades, a new p…
