U.S. dismisses Pakistani assertion that American missiles hit Afghan refugees
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday dismissed a Pakistani allegation that an American drone had fired missiles at an Afghan refugee camp in Kurram district, in the lawless regions bordering Afghanistan.
U.S. President Trump plans to visit Britain this year
LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May discussed finalizing the details of the first visit by the U.S. president to Britain later this year after a meeting in Davos on Thursday, May’s office said.
United States unlikely to lift sanctions on Russia: Dvorkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Washington is unlikely to ease sanctions against Russia because of internal politics, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Thursday after meeting U.S. investors and delegation members at the World Economic Forum in…
Brazil’s left sticks by wounded Lula; ‘no Plan B’
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Workers Party and labor leaders insisted on Thursday that left-wing hero Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would be their candidate in this year’s presidential race, despite his failure to overturn a corruption convictio…
Senegal arrests 24 suspects in Casamance killings
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese police have arrested and charged 24 people over an shooting attack in its restive southern Casamance region earlier this month that left 14 villagers dead, a regional prosecutor said on Thursday.
Syrian peace talks resume in Vienna as Russian meeting looms
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N.-brokered peace talks with the Syrian government and opposition began on Thursday, a few days before separate negotiations hosted by Damascus’s close ally Russia that the West views with suspicion.
Trump plans to visit Britain this year
LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May discussed finalising the details of the first visit by the U.S. president to Britain later this year after a meeting in Davos on Thursday, May’s office said.
Trump threatens to pull aid to Palestinians if they don’t pursue peace
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to withhold aid to the Palestinians if they did not pursue peace with Israel, saying they had snubbed the United States by not meeting Vice President Mike Pence during a …
Turkey to U.S.: end support for Syrian Kurdish YPG or risk confrontation
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey urged the United States on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria, some of Ankara’s strongest comments yet about a potential clash with its NATO a…
South Korea minister says military option ‘unacceptable’ on North Korea crisis
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear programme must be resolved diplomatically, and she was certain Washington would consult her government first if a military option wer…
