Trump scraps Kim summit, cites North Korea’s ‘open hostility’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, even after North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test site.
New Italian government has little chance of staying the course
ROME (Reuters) – A new government is expected to take office in Italy next week after one of the longest periods of post-election flux in its history, but the fraught gestation might prove child’s play by comparison with what comes next.
UK spy agency MI6 will recruit children of immigrants for first time
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign spy agency will allow the children of immigrants to join the organization for the first time and will launch its first ever TV advert.
Yerevan calling? UK’s Johnson discusses Russia with hoax caller in latest gaffe
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson talked international relations and rude poetry with a hoax caller who pretended to be the Armenian Prime Minister in an embarrassing new gaffe for one of Britain’s most prominent politicians….
U.N. chief sets out disarmament vision, from hand grenades to H-bombs
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres set out a vision for global disarmament on Thursday, billed as the first ever push for comprehensive arms control by a leader of the world body.
Trump cancels summit with North Korea scheduled for next month
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, even after North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test site.
Panama’s ex-president to stop fighting extradition from U.S.
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli will no longer fight extradition from the United States to his homeland, his lawyer said on Thursday, where Martinelli will face charges that he organized a scheme to spy on politic…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Baghdad blast: group’s news agency Amaq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide bombing in Baghdad that hit Shula district.
Taiwan loses second ally in a month amid China pressure
OUAGADOUGOU/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan lost its second diplomatic ally in less than a month on Thursday when Burkina Faso said it had cut ties with the self-ruled island, following intense Chinese pressure on African countries to break with what it rega…
No extra time; UK says Brexit transition will end in December 2020
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain will end its implementation period with the European Union after Brexit in December 2020, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, denying a media report that the government was seeking a new tran…
