Niece of ex-spy poisoned in UK wants to bring his daughter home to Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The niece of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy poisoned in Britain with his daughter, says she plans to travel to England and try to bring back Yulia, Skripal’s daughter, to Russia.
North Korea’s Kim told Xi he wanted to resume six-party disarmament talks: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing last week that he agreed to return to six-party talks on his nation’s nuclear program and missile tests, the Nikkei newspaper said on Thursday.
Germany’s Merkel plans to visit Trump as trade deadline looms: Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to visit U.S. President Donald Trump on April 27, just before the expiry of an exemption for the European Union from U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum, mass-selling daily Bild reported on …
Ukraine investigates claims Gaddafi funded Tymoshenko campaign
KIEV (Reuters) – Corruption investigators in Ukraine are looking into allegations that late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave a multi-million euro donation to the presidential campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko in 2010, Ukrainian MP Volodymyr Ariev said.
Israeli fire kills Palestinian at Gaza border, with more frontier protests ahead
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli fire killed a Palestinian at the Gaza border on Thursday and another died of wounds suffered several days ago, health officials said, bringing the number of Palestinian dead in a week of frontier protests and violence to 19.
Singapore police say no threat to plane that doubled back after bomb alert
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a civilian plane bound for Thailand safely back to the city-state on Thursday after a bomb threat by a passenger that turned out to be a false alarm.
Italy’s PD opts for opposition as president seeks coalition
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD) plans to remain part of the opposition in the new parliament and not join any coalition government, the PD’s acting secretary Maurizio Martina said on Thursday.
What is known, and not known, about poisoning of ex-spy in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal remains critically ill in hospital more than a month after he was poisoned with a nerve agent in the southern English city of Salisbury.
Kremlin calls Facebook’s removal of Russian media accounts censorship
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday said Facebook’s removal of accounts controlled by various Russian media was a hostile move that smacked of censorship.
Israeli fire kills Palestinian at Gaza border, with more protests ahead
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli fire killed a Palestinian at the Gaza border on Thursday and another died of wounds suffered several days ago, health officials said, bringing to 19 the number of Palestinian dead from a week of frontier protests.
