Pompeo discussed Venezuela with Brazil’s foreign minister: U.S. State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Venezuela in a meeting on Monday with Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, and the two also discussed cooperation on security and transnational crime, according to State…
Exclusive: Pence to visit Brazil, Ecuador to discuss Venezuela crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Brazil and Ecuador at the end of June in an effort to strengthen trade and security ties with countries grappling with growing numbers of refugees fleeing Venezuela’s economic crisis…
Support for NZ Labour government slips after first budget, as Ardern’s approval remains high
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Support for New Zealand’s Labour-led coalition government, headed by 37-year-old pregnant Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, slipped slightly after the release of its first budget, an average of polls found on Tuesday.
U.S. Senator Flake, former Google CEO meet with new Cuban president
HAVANA (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and the Trump administration’s top diplomat in Cuba met on Monday with new Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the highest-level U.S. delegation to do so since he too…
Exclusive: At delicate moment, U.S. weighs warship passage through Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials say, in a move that could provoke a sharp reaction from Beijing at a time when Sino-U.S. ties are under pressure from trade disputes and…
U.S. ex-defense intelligence officer held over alleged spying for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former officer with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency was arrested over the weekend for allegedly trying to spy on the United States for China, the Justice Department said on Monday.
White House says ‘powerful’ sanctions to remain on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday its policy of tough sanctions on North Korea has not changed, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he no longer wanted to use the phrase “maximum pressure” to describe the campaign to press N…
Nowhere to hide from Russia, says Ukrainian journalist named on hit-list
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian journalist Matvei Ganapolsky sees no point in hiding abroad from Russians who might be trying to kill him, because if they want to find him, geography won’t stop them.
Russia not trying to split EU, Putin says before rare visit to Western Europe
VIENNA (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview broadcast on Monday, said he did not want to divide the European Union as he prepared to visit Austria in his first bilateral trip to a West European country in almost a year.
UK transport minister orders inquiry, compensation into train cancellations
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s transport minister Chris Grayling said on Monday the government will launch an inquiry into whether rail companies breached their contracts after an overhaul of timetables triggered widespread disruption on the railways.
