If Russia role in nerve attack proved, Britain will respond: PM May
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will respond appropriately if evidence shows Moscow sponsored a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in southern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, in the highest-level warning of action …
UNIFIL says ‘no appetite’ for war as Lebanon, Israel talk about border dispute
NAQOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanon and Israel have been holding talks nearly every day over a border dispute that has raised tensions between the two enemy states, according to the U.N. peacekeeping force on the frontier that is mediating their discu…
Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the head of the Anglican church in London on Thursday and promised to promote interfaith dialogue as part of his domestic reforms, the British faith leader’s office said.
Indian govt’s coalition partner pulls out its two federal ministers: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian political party on Thursday pulled out its two lawmakers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in a dispute over concessions to lure investors to a southern state, two sources said.
UK says it will respond robustly to nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will methodically work out who carried out a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter, then take robust action, interior minister Amber Rudd said on Thursday.
Northern Ireland’s Foster sees no return to devolution for months
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Arlene Foster, said on Thursday she saw little chance of a return to devolved government in the British province in the coming weeks or months.
Africa should avoid forfeiting sovereignty to China over loans: Tillerson
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that African countries should be careful not to forfeit their sovereignty when they accept loans from China, the continent’s biggest trading partner.
Iran’s Khamenei says won’t negotiate with West over regional presence
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran will not negotiate with the West over its presence in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, a few days after France’s visiting foreign minister sought to raise Tehran’s role in regional conflic…
Exclusive: Congo presidential election on course for December, says prime minister
LONDON (Reuters) – An election in the Democratic Republic of Congo to replace President Joseph Kabila remains on course for late December, the central African country’s Prime Minister, Bruno Tshibala, has said.
Britain will act against nerve agent attackers once facts known: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will methodically work out who carried out a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in a quiet English city, then take action, interior minister Amber Rudd said on Thursday.
