Former Russian spy critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who was convicted in 2006 of spying for Britain, was critically ill on Monday after exposure to unidentified substance in Britain, a source close to the investigation told …
West is responding to Putin’s ‘more assertive Russia’: NATO chief
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of new nuclear weapons is part of a resurgent Russian assertiveness that the West is already responding to, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, adding that he hoped to avoi…
Trump says he may travel to Israel for embassy move, Netanyahu calls out Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he might travel to Israel for the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front against Iran in White House talks….
Ex-Russian spy critically ill after exposure to substance in UK: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – A former Russian spy was critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in western England, British broadcaster BBC said on Monday.
U.S. top court turns away dispute involving Iran’s Bank Melli
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Iranian government-owned Bank Melli’s appeal of a lower court ruling that allowed victims of militant attacks allegedly backed by Iran to seek millions of dollars in compensati…
Soccer: Fans burn car, shoot house of struggling club president
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Fans of Argentine soccer side Almirante Brown, angry at a string of poor performances that left them bottom of the third tier, shot at the club president’s house over the weekend, local police said on Monday.
Saudi minister sees deals with UK during crown prince’s visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia expects to sign agreements with Britain covering a range of issues during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to London this week, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday.
Saudi crown prince visits Cairo Coptic cathedral, meets pope
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Coptic Pope Tawadros II at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral on Monday in what state media said was an unprecedented visit by an official from the conservative Muslim kingdom.
Greek parliament set to probe politicians in alleged Novartis bribery case
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s parliament set up a committee on Monday to investigate the role of 10 politicians in alleged bribes by Swiss drugmaker Novartis in a case that has struck a nerve in a country recovering from a debt crisis many blame on a cor…
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss’, IAEA tells Trump
VIENNA (Reuters) – A collapse of the Iran nuclear deal would be a “great loss”, the U.N. atomic watchdog’s chief warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, giving a wide-ranging defense of the accord and his agency’s work under it.
