U.S. wary of North Korea weapons advances while talks take place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea could buy time to build up and refine its nuclear arsenal, including a warhead able to survive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, if it manages to drag out any talks with Washington, U.S. officials and experts say.
South Korea envoys to meet security adviser McMaster during U.S. trip
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two South Korean envoys travelled to the United States on Thursday to meet National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and other officials to discuss this week’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, officials in Seoul …
Male-dominated panels still rule conferences, study finds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Male-dominated panels – or “manels” – remain prevalent at policy events in the European Union, with women averaging only one in four conference speakers, a report has found.
South Korea envoys to leave for U.S., meet with top aide
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two South Korean envoys will travel to the United States on Thursday to meet officials there, including National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, to discuss a meeting earlier this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, o…
As sanctions loom, Venezuelan official seeks U.S. talks over prisoners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week, seeking meetings in Congress to discuss the fate of a U.S. citizen imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday.
Four people seriously hurt in knife attacks in Vienna
VIENNA (Reuters) – Four people were seriously wounded in two knife attacks in a district of the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Wednesday evening, but a motive or any connection between the assaults was unclear, a police spokesman said.
U.N. rights chief denounces ‘climate of intimidation’ in Egypt before vote
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday there was a “pervasive climate of intimidation” in Egypt in the run-up to this month’s presidential elections marked by arrests, torture of detainees and “silencing” of independent media….
Three people seriously hurt in knife attack in Vienna: Austrian media
VIENNA (Reuters) – Three people were seriously injured in a knife attack in the Austrian capital Vienna on Wednesday evening, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) quoted a police spokesman as saying.
Kushner faces uphill task to smooth Trump bust-ups with Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner began a visit to Mexico on Wednesday to try to fix rifts over trade, drugs and immigration but many in the host country were skeptical he could repair the damaged relationship.
Third rape case filed against Muslim scholar Ramadan
PARIS (Reuters) – A 45-year-old woman filed a new rape case in France on Wednesday against Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, the third against the Islamic studies professor, judicial sources said on Wednesday.
