Four arrested after balcony protest at Iranian embassy in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Four people were arrested after they climbed on to a first-floor balcony of the Iranian embassy in London on Friday and waved flags in an apparent protest against the government in Tehran.
Saudi Crown Prince signs off UK visit with push for fighter deal
LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Britain and Saudi Arabia took a step closer to a multi-billion- pound arms deal on Friday, touching on the most inflammatory element of their relationship at the end of an official visit to London that has mixed warm diplomacy…
Mexico leftist courts bankers with pro-business, anti-graft vows
ACAPULCO (Reuters) – Mexican leftist presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador set about wooing the country’s powerful banking community on Friday, seeking to extinguish fears he would seize property, instead targeting graft and poverty alle…
U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes “concrete actions,” the White House said on Friday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would give North Korea inte…
Sri Lankan police ask who promoted violence against Muslims
KANDY/COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police said on Friday they were investigating whether 10 suspected ringleaders of a wave of attacks on Muslims by Sinhalese Buddhists had outside funding or foreign help.
Turkish court orders release of journalists during their trial
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court ruled on Friday that two journalists should be released for the duration of their trial for subversion, a lawyer at the courthouse said.
Largest Slovak protests in decades ratchet up pressure on PM Fico
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Slovaks rallied on Friday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government following the murder of a journalist that has shocked the central European nation and stoked anger over sleaze in…
Mexico leftist AMLO plans law change to prosecute presidents for graft
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that if he wins the July election, he would seek to change the constitution to allow sitting presidents to be tried for corruption.
World leaders welcome planned talks between Trump and North Korea leader
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World leaders welcomed prospects for a possible thaw in the long standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to hold an unprecedented meeting with Nor…
Turkey’s top court says journalist should get stiffer sentence
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s highest court overruled a five-year jail sentence against prominent journalist Can Dundar on Friday, saying he should instead face up to 20 years in prison on espionage charges, the state-run Anadolu agency said.
