U.S. imposes more North Korea sanctions, Trump warns of ‘phase two’
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was imposing its largest package of sanctions to pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile programs, and President Donald Trump warned of a “phase two” that could be “very, …
Chileans lose faith as Vatican scrambles to contain sex abuse scandal
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – To understand why Chile, one of Latin America’s most socially conservative nations, is losing faith in the Roman Catholic Church, visit Providencia, a middle-class area of Santiago coming to terms with a decades-old clergy sex abus…
Pakistan could evict, rather than kill, militants: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan need not kill or capture militants such as members of the Haqqani network that use its territory to launch attacks in Afghanistan but could push them across the border instead, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Support for independence drops to four-year low in Catalonia
MADRID (Reuters) – The number of Catalans in favor of their region becoming independent from Spain has dropped to a four-year low, a survey showed on Friday, casting renewed doubt over the secession campaign just as its leaders disagree on the way forw…
UK’s May to set out Brexit wishes; EU says ideas so far are ‘pure illusion’
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will outline her wishes for Britain’s post-Brexit ties with the European Union next week after winning support from key ministers, although European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday called the ideas …
Syria’s eastern Ghouta bombed again before U.N. ceasefire vote
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A new wave of bombs struck Syria’s eastern Ghouta district on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire to end one of the deadliest bombing campaigns of the seven-year-o…
U.S. ready to open Jerusalem embassy in May: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies who have already objected.
U.S. Treasury head says new Russia sanctions expected within weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday the Trump administration is working on new sanctions against Russia for a range of activities, including meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and he expects to brief the…
Two car bombs explode in Somali capital and kill 18 people
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Twin car bombs killed 18 people in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday in an attack by the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, but security forces shot dead five assailants, officials said.
U.S. expects to open Jerusalem embassy in May, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies who have alrea…
