British judge to decide next month on Assange’s bid to drop arrest warrant
LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge will rule on Feb. 6 whether to drop an arrest warrant against Julian Assange that stems from his breach of bail conditions, as the WikiLeaks founder steps up efforts to leave the Ecuadorean Embassy after more than fiv…
Sochi meeting hangs over last day of Syrian peace talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition may decide on Friday whether to attend peace negotiations next week hosted by Damascus’s close ally, Russia, an opposition spokesman said.
Britain sets out EU transition plans as Brexiteers cry foul
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will on Friday demand the freedom to sign trade deals during its post-Brexit transition period, as Prime Minster Theresa May seeks to quell a mounting dispute in her party over future ties with Europe.
South Korean hospital blaze kills at least 37, fleeing patients brave flames
MIRYANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Once famous for an award-winning film of the same name, the South Korean city of Miryang became a scene of horror on Friday as flames and toxic smoke swept through a hospital, killing at least 37 people and injuring mor…
Putin has no plans so far to attend Syria peace congress: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to attend a Syria peace congress in the Russian city of Sochi, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
Poland will not yield to EU over court reforms: Kaczynski
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will not make any concessions in its dispute with the European Union over the country’s judicial reforms, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the head of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said on Friday.
Assange to ask London court to drop UK arrest warrant
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s lawyers will ask a London court on Friday to drop the arrest warrant that stems from his breach of bail conditions, as he steps up efforts to leave the Ecuadorean embassy after five and a half years…
Trump tells Russian news agency he hopes for dialogue with Moscow: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he hoped for dialogue with Moscow, Russia’s TASS news agency cited him as saying.
Trump says he ‘would apologize’ for sharing British far-right videos
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not intended to cause offense in Britain by sharing anti-Muslim videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right fringe group and that he would apologize if such people were horrible racists…
Exclusive: China to name Harvard-trained Liu He as vice premier overseeing economy – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is set to name Liu He, a Harvard-trained economist who advises President Xi Jinping, as a vice premier overseeing the economy and financial sector, five sources familiar with the development said.
