Saudi Arabia has options if U.S. walks from nuclear power deal: minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has international partners it can work with if the United States walks away from a potential deal on nuclear power technology over concerns about nuclear proliferation, Khalid al-Falih, the kingdom’s energy minister,…
EU backs Britain in blaming Russia for spy attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, raising the possibility of additional retaliatory steps by some European countries.
Syrian refugee sets himself on fire at a Greek migrant camp
ATHENS (Reuters) – A 26-year old Syrian man set himself on fire at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday, in one of the most serious incidents involving stranded migrants in many months.
Catalan secessionists fail again to elect new regional head
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalan secessionist parties failed on Thursday for a third time to elect a regional president, leaving them with a deadline of two months to pick someone or hold a new election.
Poland says U.S. missile shield site delayed until 2020
WARSAW (Reuters) – Technical problems will delay the completion of the Polish section of a U.S. defence shield by two years to 2020, Poland’s defence ministry said on Thursday.
Russia may annul election results at two polling stations: officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia could annul results at two polling stations where Reuters reporters witnessed people voting more than once during Sunday’s presidential election, election officials said on Thursday.
Syria rebels depart eastern Ghouta town on government buses in first surrender
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian rebels withdrew in busloads from a town in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and handed it over to the army, the first such surrender since one of the fiercest campaigns of the seven-year war began more than a month ago.
Mattis tells Saudi leader of urgent need to find end to Yemen war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is an urgent need to find a political solution to Yemen’s war, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, as he voiced hope for a U.N. special envoy’s peace efforts and firmly…
Russian agent may have limited mental capacity after nerve attack
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A military-grade nerve toxin attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter may have left them with compromised mental capacity and it is unclear whether they will recover, a British judge said on Thur…
China should prepare for military action over Taiwan: Chinese paper
BEIJING (Reuters) – China should prepare for military action over self-ruled Taiwan and pressure Washington over cooperation on North Korea after the United States passed a law to boost ties with Taiwan, a widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said o…
