U.N. chief urges communication with N.Korea to avoid escalation
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Friday it was time to immediately re-establish and strengthen communication channels with North Korea, including inter-Korean and military to mili…
France cautious over U.S. ‘evidence’ on Iran weaponry in Yemen
PARIS (Reuters) – France reacted cautiously on Friday to U.S. evidence which allegedly proved Iran supplied weapons to Houthi militia in Yemen, saying it was still studying information at its disposal and the United Nations had yet to draw any conclusi…
Trump says U.S. wants Russia’s help on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington hoped to receive more help from Russian President Vladimir Putin in efforts to convince North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear weapons program.
Exclusive: Italy plans big handover of sea rescues to Libya coastguard
ROME/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Italy wants Libya’s coastguard to take responsibility within three years for intercepting migrants across about a tenth of the Mediterranean even as Libyan crews struggle to patrol their own coast and are accused of making dead…
In Syria, Russia securing position as Assad presses war
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With the map of Syria’s conflict decisively redrawn in President Bashar al-Assad’s favor, his Russian allies want to convert military gains into a settlement that stabilizes the shattered nation and secures their interests in the reg…
Israeli troops wound more than 40 Palestinians in protests over U.S. Jerusalem move
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot and wounded more than 40 Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank on Friday, medical officials said, as protests over U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital …
German SPD leaders vote to start exploratory talks with conservatives
BERLIN (Reuters) – Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats have voted unanimously to begin exploratory talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives about forming a coalition government, Andreas Nahles, head of the SPD’s parliamentary group, said o…
‘Congratulations’: EU launches next phase of Brexit but warns of tough talks ahead
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Friday to move Brexit talks onto trade and a transition pact but some leaders cautioned that the final year of divorce negotiations before Britain’s exit could be fraught with peril.
Erdogan says Turkey seeking to annul Trump decision on Jerusalem at U.N.
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul a decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on May 19
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, will marry on Saturday May 19, his office Kensington Palace said on Friday.
