Guatemala appeals for more U.S. help to combat drug trafficking
PORT OF SAN JOSE, Guatemala (Reuters) – Guatemala appealed to the United States on Thursday for more equipment and training to tackle drug trafficking as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley visited the Central American country to see how …
PNG declares state of emergency after deadly quake strikes rugged highlands
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency across its remote and rugged highlands, releasing government relief funds four days after a deadly quake flattened provincial towns and buried hamlets under landslides, killing at le…
Venezuela postpones presidential election to May 20
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Thursday postponed its upcoming presidential vote to May 20 in a move cementing an opposition split as socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro seeks re-election despite an economic crisis and global censure.
Britain’s May to set out Brexit vision for trade deal deeper than any other
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out her vision on Friday for a Brexit deal deeper and wider than any free trade agreement in the world, telling the European Union it is in their “shared interest”.
North Korea denies chemical weapons link with Syria: state media
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea denied reports it had cooperated with Syria on chemical weapons, dismissing them as a fabrication by the United States to pressure the country, state media reported late Thursday.
U.S. approves possible sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles and launch units to Ukraine at an estimated cost of $47 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
U.S. approves possible sale of javelin missiles worth $47 million to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin missiles and launch units to Ukraine at an estimated cost of $47 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Eight Turkish soldiers killed, 13 wounded in clashes in Syria’s Afrin
ANKARA (Reuters) – Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and another 13 were wounded in clashes in northwest Syria’s Afrin region on Thursday, Turkey’s armed forces said.
Tillerson to make first trip to Africa as top U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria next week on his first trip to Africa as the top U.S. diplomat, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
Trump nominee: Russia, China don’t expect ‘much’ U.S. response to cyber attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, said on Thursday he did not think Russia, China and other countries expected much of a response from the United States to cyber at…
