Iranian oil tanker still ablaze as rescuers search for missing mariners
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea on Saturday was still ablaze on Monday morning, a South Korean coast guard official said, as emergency rescue teams continued to sea…
Iranian oil tanker still ablaze after collision off China’s coast
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea on Saturday was still ablaze on Monday morning, a South Korean coast guard official said as emergency rescue teams continued to sear…
Italy’s rightist bloc vows to reverse pension law if elected
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s rightist parties agreed on Sunday to the outlines of a joint manifesto for the country’s March national election, including pledges to slash taxes, crack down on migrants and reverse planned increases to the retirement age.
Eleven dead after gun battle erupts outside Mexican beach resort
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The aftermath of a gunfight on the outskirts of the Mexican seaside resort of Acapulco that pit residents of a small town against members of a local, self-appointed community police force has left 11 dead, state officials said o…
Trump, Macron discuss North Korea, Iran: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on Saturday, the White House said on Sunday, and Trump provided Macron with an update on developments on the Korean Peninsula and the two discussed demonstrat…
Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coastguard on Sunday recovered the bodies of two female migrants who perished trying to cross the Mediterranean and picked up at least 250 survivors from two boats east of Tripoli, officials said.
Russia meddling in Mexican election: White House aide McMaster
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Russian government has launched a sophisticated campaign to influence Mexico’s 2018 presidential election and stir up division, a senior White House official said in a video clip published by Mexican newspaper Reforma.
At least 23 killed in explosion in Syria’s Idlib: war monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosion in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib killed at least 23 people and injured tens more, including civilians, a war monitor reported on Sunday.
Macedonia’s PM hopes for a solution to dispute with Greece by June
ATHENS (Reuters) – Macedonia’s prime minister said on Sunday that it could reach a solution with Athens to a decades-long dispute over the former Yugoslav republic’s name by June, a move that could unblock the country’s ambition to join the European Un…
Cornered Merkel upbeat as she seeks to revive grand coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she was optimistic her conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) could cut a deal as they began five days of talks about reviving the ‘grand coalition’ that has governed Germany since 2013.
