Trump says U.S.-Australia relations are strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held talks at the White House on Friday, and Trump later praised Australia’s merit-based immigration system while Turnbull said the two countries were tak…
Nigeria’s president calls mass schoolgirl abduction ‘national disaster’
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday called the abduction of scores of girls from a school in the northeast by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram a national disaster, and said he was sending more troops and reconnaissance…
Venezuela eyes separate election dates for president, congress
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s election council said on Friday it was considering holding legislative elections separately from the presidential vote scheduled for April 22, contradicting a proposal by President Nicolas Maduro to unify the two polls.
U.S. imposes more North Korea sanctions; targets ships, firms
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was imposing its largest package of sanctions against North Korea, intensifying pressure on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.
More bombs fall on Syria’s eastern Ghouta before U.N. vote
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A new wave of bombs struck Syria’s eastern Ghouta district unabated 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 sev…
Palestinians angry at reports of early U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem
RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinians reacted on Friday with anger to reports that the United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within months, saying this could destroy the prospect of a two-state solution to the Israe…
Vatican child abuse investigator released from hospital in Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Vatican investigator sent to Chile by Pope Francis to interview sex abuse victims was released from a hospital in Santiago on Friday after undergoing emergency gallbladder surgery, and may conduct more interviews, a spokesman sai…
EU leaders resist push for elected Commission chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of the European Union’s member states agreed on Friday to resist a push to have the EU chief executive determined by voting in elections to the European Parliament and aim to keep their collective control over the post.
U.S. expected to open embassy in Jerusalem in May, official says
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.
Colombia to install electronic readers at Venezuela borders
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will install electronic readers on doors at border controls with Venezuela to identify valid passports and entry visas in a bid to better monitor thousands of people fleeing an economic and social crisis in the oil producing…
