Iran leader: U.S. pushes Riyadh to confront Tehran, stirs crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader on Monday hit out at the United States a day after new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Riyadh, accusing Washington of trying to stoke a “regional crisis” by provoking its ally Saudi Arabia to confront Teh…
Northern Irish DUP says EU’s Barnier needs to understand unionists’ views: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of the Northern Irish political party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said the European Union’s chief negotiator needs to do more to understand the views of unionists, the BBC reported on Mond…
EU’s Barnier says rapid progress on Irish border needed by June
DUNDALK, Ireland (Reuters) – Britain and European Union negotiators must make rapid progress on the issue of the Irish border by a June EU leaders meeting that will be a “stepping stone” towards attempting to reach a final deal in October, the EU’s Bre…
Trying to end scandal, Britain’s May appoints Javid as interior minister
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a former banker of South Asian origin as interior minister on Monday, trying to draw a line under an immigration scandal threatening her authority as she negotiates Brexit.
Pompeo says U.S. open to ‘two-party solution’ for Israeli-Palestinian conflict
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Monday he was open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, saying a “two-party solution” was likely in his first extensive comments on peace efforts since taking the…
Twin blasts in Afghan capital kill at least 25, including eight journalists
KABUL (Reuters) – Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 25 people on Monday, including eight journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber, officials said.
Bangladesh PM urges U.N. Security Council to press Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the U.N. Security Council on Monday to press Myanmar to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown to take refuge in her country.
South Korean trust in North jumps after feel-good summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean trust in North Korea has surged since last week’s feel-good summit at which their leaders declared an end to hostilities and to work towards denuclearization of the peninsula.
Iran says U.S.-Saudi cooperation to destabilize Mideast: state TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States will further destabilize the Middle East, a senior official said, adding that Tehran will continue its presence in the region despite Washington’s pressure to…
Syrian army renews push on besieged areas
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army began an intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Homs on Monday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad pushed to recapture all the remaining areas his forces have besieged.
