Kenya buries victims of rose farm dam burst
SOLAI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya on Wednesday buried 41 people who were killed last week when a dam at a commercial farm broke its walls and unleashed water that swept away everything in its path.
British PM May defeats Labour bid to force her hand on customs
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May defeated a bid by the opposition Labour Party on Wednesday to force her government to disclose details of its two Brexit customs proposals, thwarting efforts to embarrass her divided team.
U.S. secretary of state, Qatari foreign minister discuss terror financing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Wednesday discussed Qatar’s efforts on countering terrorism financing, the State Department said.
Turkish banker gets 32 months prison in U.S. case over Iran sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge sentenced Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a Turkish banker at Turkey’s state-controlled Halkbank , to 32 months in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of taking part in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on North Korea summit, to insist on denuclearization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday it was unclear if his summit with North Korea would go ahead after Pyongyang threatened to pull out of the unprecedented meeting, a move that could deny him a potentially majo…
West’s knowledge of Novichok came from sample secured in 1990s: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The West’s knowledge of the secret Russian nerve agent that Britain says was used to poison an ex-spy and his daughter came from a sample obtained by Germany in the 1990s, German media reported on Wednesday.
Businesses warn Russia: Don’t make it a crime to comply with U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian business lobby groups voiced opposition on Wednesday to a draft law that would make it a crime to comply with sanctions imposed by the United States or other countries.
Erdogan’s policies driving Turkey to the edge, challenger says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan is driving Turkey “to the cliff” through ideological politics and a determination to control the central bank, the main opposition party’s presidential candidate said on Wednesday as the lira hit new record…
U.S. still hopeful of Trump-Kim summit despite North Korea threat
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States is still hopeful that an unprecedented summit with North Korea will take place, in spite of a threat by Pyongyang to pull out, but President Donald Trump is prepared for a tough negotiation, the White Hous…
Police enter home of ousted Malaysian PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – At least a dozen police officers entered the family home of ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak late on Wednesday, after he had returned home from prayers at a mosque, a Reuters witness said.
