U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution denouncing violence against Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States vetoed on Friday a Kuwaiti-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution that condemned Israel’s use of force against Palestinian civilians, underlining Washington’s differences with friends and foes alike over t…
New twist to diplomatic dance: Trump says North Korea summit now on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday an unprecedented nuclear arms summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States pulled out of will now go ahead as scheduled on June 12 in Singapore, adding another twist to …
U.S. vetoes U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing violence against Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States vetoed on Friday a Kuwait-drafted UN Security Council resolution that condemned Israel’s use of force against Palestinian civilians, criticizing it as a “grossly one-sided view” that failed to blame Hamas fo…
Trump says he, North Korea’s Kim, will hold June 12 summit after all
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday an unprecedented nuclear arms summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States pulled out of will now go ahead as scheduled on June 12 in Singapore, adding another twist to …
‘We found Russian hit-list of 47 people’, Ukraine tells allies
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit-list of 47 people whom Russia plan…
Venezuela begins releasing 39 jailed opposition activists
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Friday began releasing a group of opposition activists jailed for protesting against President Nicolas Maduro, a move that the government said would foster dialogue but that critics dismissed as a token gesture by a dic…
Trump says will hold June 12 summit with North Korea’s Kim after all
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday a nuclear arms summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States pulled out of last week will now go ahead as scheduled on June 12 in Singapore.
Israeli army kills Palestinian nurse in Gaza border protest: medics
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian nurse on Friday as she tried to help a wounded protester at the Gaza border, according to health officials and a witness, while Israel said militants had attacked its troops with gunfire and a grenad…
France’s National Front renamed ‘National Rally’
LYON, France (Reuters) – Members of France’s far-right National Front party voted to change its name to the “National Rally” on Friday, in a bid to shed a brand associated by many voters with racism and anti-Semitism and facilitate alliances with other…
Venezuela begins releasing jailed opposition activists
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Friday it has begun freeing groups of opposition activists who were jailed for their involvement in protests against leftist President Nicolas Maduro.
