Trump plays down chances of quick breakthrough, North Koreans bring letter
NEW YORK/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday played down the chances of a quick breakthrough in getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear arms as a delegation from Pyongyang headed to meet him, carrying a letter f…
Northern Ireland police demand extra resources for post-Brexit
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s police will ask the British government for hundreds more officers to help secure the province’s border with Ireland after Britain leaves the European Union, a senior police official said on Thursday.
Pope promises ‘never again’ to sex abuse in Chile, re-opens investigation
VATICAN CITY/SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday promised Chilean Catholics scarred by a culture of clergy sexual abuse that “never again” would the Church ignore them or the cover-up of abuse in their country, where a widespread scandal has …
Trump plays down chances of quick North Korea breakthrough, talks conclude
NEW YORK/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday played down the chances of a quick breakthrough in talks with North Korea about its nuclear arsenal, as the top U.S. diplomat and a senior official from Pyongyang wrapped up t…
Neighborhoods hit and supplies cut in Libya’s Derna, U.N. says
GENEVA/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has escalated to unprecedented levels, with air raids and shelling of residential areas as well as heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said on Thursday.
U.S. withdrawal may halt nuclear nonproliferation work in Iran: diplomats
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal have warned the United States that its decision to withdraw from the pact jeopardizes Russian and Chinese efforts to limit Iran’s ability to develop atomic weapons, Western dip…
Georgia’s chief prosecutor resigns over teenagers’ murder case
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s chief prosecutor Irakly Shotadze resigned on Thursday after thousands of people gathered outside his office in Tbilisi to protest his handling of an investigation into the stabbing deaths of two teenage boys last December….
Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez set to become Spain’s Prime Minister
MADRID (Reuters) – Pedro Sanchez was almost certain to become Spain’s new Prime Minister after his socialist party on Thursday secured enough votes to topple Mariano Rajoy in a confidence vote over a corruption case.
Italy’s League, 5-Star clinch deal on coalition government: sources
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s League party and 5-Star Movement have agreed to form a coalition government in which the little-known economics professor Giovanni Tria will take over the pivotal economy ministry job, sources from the two parties said on Thurs…
Pope vows ‘never again’ to clergy sexual abuse and cover up in Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday promised “never again” to Chilean Catholics scarred by a culture of clergy sexual abuse and cover-up in the country where a widespread scandal has devastated the Church’s credibility.
