Showman Trump abandons cautious Obama approach to North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama counseled his successor Donald Trump on the global threats he should expect to face once he assumed office last year, a nuclear North Korea and its unpredictable leader were at the top of the list.
U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before planned talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes “concrete actions,” the White House said on Friday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would boost Kim’s standing….
Convoy delivers food to Syria’s besieged Ghouta amid shelling
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A convoy of relief trucks crossed front lines into the rebel-held Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta on Friday and unloaded all its food to the trapped population, despite fighting that the Red Cross said had come “extremely close”.
Four arrested after balcony protest at Iranian embassy in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Four people were arrested after they climbed on to a first-floor balcony of the Iranian embassy in London on Friday and waved flags in an apparent protest against the government in Tehran.
Saudi Crown Prince signs off UK visit with push for fighter deal
LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Britain and Saudi Arabia took a step closer to a multi-billion- pound arms deal on Friday, touching on the most inflammatory element of their relationship at the end of an official visit to London that has mixed warm diplomacy…
Mexico leftist courts bankers with pro-business, anti-graft vows
ACAPULCO (Reuters) – Mexican leftist presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador set about wooing the country’s powerful banking community on Friday, seeking to extinguish fears he would seize property, instead targeting graft and poverty alle…
U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes “concrete actions,” the White House said on Friday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would give North Korea inte…
Sri Lankan police ask who promoted violence against Muslims
KANDY/COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police said on Friday they were investigating whether 10 suspected ringleaders of a wave of attacks on Muslims by Sinhalese Buddhists had outside funding or foreign help.
Turkish court orders release of journalists during their trial
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court ruled on Friday that two journalists should be released for the duration of their trial for subversion, a lawyer at the courthouse said.
Largest Slovak protests in decades ratchet up pressure on PM Fico
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Slovaks rallied on Friday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government following the murder of a journalist that has shocked the central European nation and stoked anger over sleaze in…
