EU lawmakers roast Juncker over ‘stitch-up’ promotion of aide
BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – The European Parliament savaged EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday for promoting his chief aide to the top of the EU civil service, saying it smacked of cronyism and would fuel mounting public …
U.S. pushes U.N. for Ghouta truce as Trump considers Syria options
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A day after the United Nations Security Council demanded a ceasefire across Syria in February, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley – angry that Russia delayed the vote for several days and skeptical the Syrian government would comply – spoke with President Donald Trump.
Trump to meet Saudi crown prince on March 20: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on March 20 at the White House, Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Monday.
Seoul sees North Korea caution in talks silence; Tillerson expects contact
SEOUL/ABUJA (Reuters) – North Korea’s silence on summits with the United States and South Korea is probably due to caution in organising its stance for the meetings, Seoul said on Monday, while U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson said Washington expected…
UK’s May says ‘highly likely’ Russia behind nerve attack on spy
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday it was “highly likely” that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning in England of Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter using a military-grade nerve agent.
Saudi Arabia must ban discrimination against women: U.N. rights panel
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive system of male guardianship, and give them full access to justice.
U.S. warns it may act on Syria as onslaught against Ghouta grinds on
UNITED NATIONS/AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned on Monday that Washington “remains prepared to act if we must,” if the U.N. Security Council fails to act on Syria, as the Syrian army’s onslaught in eastern Ghou…
Moldova minister resigns after leak of chat with fraudster
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s justice minister resigned on Monday after a leaked telephone conversation appeared to show him chatting in 2015 with a man later convicted of what is known in the country as the “theft of the century”.
Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 49
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least 49 people were killed on Monday when a Bangladeshi airliner crashed in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the Nepalese capital’s hill-ringed airport, officials said.
No love match for Germany in Merkel’s third grand coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel and her partners met to formally sign their agreement on a new “grand coalition” government on Monday and admitted it was a political necessity, not a “love match”.
