Chemical weapons inspectors back from Syria’s Douma: source
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Chemical weapons inspectors have returned from a mission to the Syrian town of Douma, where they took samples and interviewed witnesses to determine whether banned munitions were used in an attack last month, a diplomatic source s…
U.S. not seeking to reduce forces in South Korea: U.S. national security adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has not asked the Pentagon for options to reduce U.S. forces based in South Korea, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said in a statement on Friday.
Trump not seeking to curb US forces in South Korea: U.S. national security adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has not asked the Pentagon for options to reduce U.S. forces based in South Korea, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said in a statement on Friday.
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric hints at renewed opposition to Maliki return
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful top Shi’ite cleric suggested on Friday that he had not abandoned his opposition to ex-prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is bidding to return to power in elections on May 12.
Russia says will honor Iran nuclear deal as long as others do: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Moscow would honor its commitments on the Iran nuclear deal for as long as other countries did, the Interfax news agency reported.
British PM May avoids London wipeout in local elections
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, results on Friday showed, denting the opposition Labour Party’s hopes of a big win…
Migrants trapped in Libyan detention center in ‘critical’ state: MSF
TUNIS (Reuters) – About 800 migrants in a government-run center in western Libya are being detained in worsening conditions without sufficient food or water, Doctors without Borders (MSF) said.
Palestinian leader Abbas offers apology for remarks on Jews
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday offered an apology after he was accused of anti-Semitism for suggesting that historic persecution of European Jews had been caused by their conduct, not by their religion.
South Korean national security adviser visits U.S., to meet Bolton: officials
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korea’s national security adviser is in Washington to meet his U.S. counterpart, John Bolton, ahead of an expected summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, officials in Washingto…
Nobel Literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday it would not make the award this year because of a sexual misconduct scandal that has caused turmoil in its ranks and led to a string of board members…
