Erdogan says Turkey will strike northern Iraq if Baghdad does not clear Kurdish militants
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will strike Kurdish militant camps in the mountains of northern Iraq in Qandil, Sinjar and Makhmur if the Iraqi central government does not clear the area of militants, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
Trump dangles prospect of North Korean leader visit if summit successful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday held out the prospect of inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the White House if he deemed next week’s summit a success while also signaling he was willing to walk away if he thought…
Some G7 leaders plot fightback against Trump on trade at summit
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations headed for a summit in Canada on Thursday more divided than at any time in the group’s 42-year history, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies risk causing a global trade …
Turkey’s Erdogan says state of emergency may be lifted after June 24 elections
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey may lift a state of emergency, imposed shortly after a failed coup attempt in 2016, after the June 24 elections, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
Exclusive: U.S. immigration authorities sending 1,600 detainees to federal prisons
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday, in the first large-scale use of federal prisons to hold det…
Colombia industry group backs right-wing candidate in June vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A group representing Colombian retailers, bankers and other industries said on Thursday it will back right-wing candidate Ivan Duque and his economic plans in the June 17 presidential election.
UK government drops plan for ‘meaningful vote’ on Brexit deal: Labour
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government has removed a legislative proposal for a “meaningful vote” in parliament on whatever deal it negotiates to leave the European Union, opposition lawmakers said on Thursday.
U.N. sanctions six people on Libya human-trafficking
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday sanctioned six people for involvement in human trafficking and smuggling of migrants in Libya after Russia lifted a hold it had set on the request for action against the individ…
Lebanon foreign minister says will take ‘measures against’ U.N. refugee agency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said on Thursday Lebanon would take measures against the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR starting Friday, without specifying what those measures were.
Trump holds out prospect of North Korean leader visit if summit successful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday held out the prospect of inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the White House if he deemed next week’s summit a success while also signaling he was willing to walk away if he thought…
