Police blame ultra-leftists for violent standoff in western France
NANTES, France (Reuters) – French riot police clashed with protesters for a fifth day on Friday as their operation to clear squatters from an abandoned airport site evolved into a violent standoff that looked like it could go on for some time.
Russia on Skripal: no confirmation of poison origin in new report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday a report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) did not confirm the origin of the poison used against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughte…
Threat of U.S.-Russia clash hangs over Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The prospect of Western military action in Syria that could lead to confrontation with Russia hung over the Middle East on Friday but there was no clear sign that a U.S.-led attack was imminent.
Russia lawmakers draft list of U.S. imports that could be banned
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament is to consider draft legislation that would give the Kremlin powers to ban or restrict a list of U.S. imports, reacting to new U.S. sanctions on a group of Russian tycoons and officials.
U.S. seeks to outshine China at Latam summit, without Trump
LIMA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Latin American leaders will gather in Lima, Peru, on Friday at a summit the United States hopes to use to counter China’s rising influence in the region, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s last-minute decision not to atte…
Anger in India over two rapes puts government in bind
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mounting outrage over two rapes, one in the disputed region of Kashmir and another allegedly involving a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, gripped India on Friday, with government ministers struggling to dampen p…
Australian businesses air concerns as China strain threatens trade fair
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian businesses which trade with China criticized their government on Friday as the looming cancellation of an event designed to encourage cross-border trade heralded a “low point” in diplomatic relations between the countries….
Russia’s lawmakers propose bans on U.S. imports and investments
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers said on Friday they had drafted legislation in response to new U.S. sanctions that proposes banning imports of a raft of U.S. goods and services to Russia, and restricting economic ties.
British ministers back action to deter Syrian chemical weapon use
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria after a suspected poison gas attack on civilians….
Thirty-two U.S. embassy workers in Cambodia fired over alleged sharing of pornography
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a non-official chat group, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
