UK improves offer to return devolved powers after Brexit, Scotland wants more
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain’s government has made a “considerable offer” to ensure all devolved powers transfer back to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after Brexit, it said on Thursday, but a Scottish minister said it was not enough.
U.S. looking at potential new sanctions against Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering new sanctions against Russia in response to election meddling and a devastating cyber attack last year, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday, pushing back against criticism that it has b…
South Korea’s Moon says relations with U.S. are ‘rock solid’: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said relations with the United States are “rock solid” and “as strong and robust as ever” in a media interview, as his administration gears up for a possible summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong …
Nigeria rescues 76 schoolgirls after Boko Haram attack, others missing
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others on Wednesday, after the students went missing during a Boko Haram attack on a village, three parents, a resident and a local government offi…
In Chavez-era throwback, Venezuela seizes part of a golf course
CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have seized part of a coastal golf course in a move reviving memories of late leader Hugo Chavez’s threats against the “bourgeoisie” but angering residents who worry officials’ plan to build a s…
At least 44 die in Peru after bus plunges into ravine
LIMA (Reuters) – At least 44 people died in Peru on Wednesday when a bus hurtled some 100 meters into a ravine in the mountainous south in the country’s second major bus crash this year, a local official said.
Israeli intelligence helped Australia stop airliner attack: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israeli intelligence services had prevented the downing of an “Australian airliner” as part of wide-ranging international intelligence-sharing but gave no details.
Ivanka Trump to meet South Korea’s Moon on Olympics trip: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, a senior White House adviser, will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday as part of a weekend trip to lead the U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olym…
Latvia’s reputation at stake after corruption allegations
RIGA (Reuters) – Latvia’s central bank chief has been suspended pending an investigation into bribery allegations, and the Baltic country’s third biggest bank has sought emergency support following U.S. accusations of money-laundering and sanctions-bus…
Ahmadinejad calls for ‘free’ elections in Iran in letter to Supreme Leader
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 re-election prompted mass unrest over alleged vote rigging, has called for “free” presidential and parliamentary elections in an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kha…
