EU says needs concrete evidence from Turkey to deem Gulen network as terrorist
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union does not share Turkey’s view that the network of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen is a terrorist organization and would need to see “substantive” evidence to change its stance, the EU’s counter-terrorism co…
Election crisis engulfs Honduras with rivals neck-and-neck
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras faced a growing election crisis on Wednesday, with its U.S.-friendly president edging ahead in troubled vote count that his centrist rival, a television game show host allied with leftists, has rejected, saying he is be…
Japan emperor to cede public duties after abdication: prince
TOKYO (Reuters) – Emperor Akihito’s younger son, Prince Akishino, has said he expects his father to hand over all his public duties to the royal heir, Crown Prince Naruhito, after his planned abdication – the first by a Japanese monarch in nearly two c…
Honduran opposition candidate rejects official election count
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Salvador Nasralla, the Honduran opposition candidate whose early lead against President Juan Orlando Hernandez in a presidential election has evaporated, on Wednesday said he rejected the vote count of the electoral tribunal.
Argentine court sentences 29 to life for dictatorship crimes
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina sentenced 29 people, some with nicknames like “Blond Angel of Death” and “The Tiger,” to life sentences on Wednesday in a trial involving some 800 cases of kidnapping, torture and murder during the 1976-1983 dictators…
U.S. warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if war were to break out after Pyongyang test fired its most advanced missile, putting the U.S. mainland within range, in violation of U….
Election crisis engulfs Honduras with rival candidates neck-and-neck
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras grappled with a slow-motion political crisis on Wednesday, with its president, a crime-fighting U.S. ally, edging ahead of his rival, a TV star whose supporters protested as his early lead in the weekend election evapor…
Trump criticized in Britain and U.S. for sharing anti-Muslim videos
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared anti-Muslim videos posted on Twitter by a far-right British party leader, drawing condemnation from Britain, U.S. Muslim groups and some members of Congress.
Britain nears deal with EU in Irish border Brexit talks: The Times
(Reuters) – Britain is close to a deal over the Northern Ireland border, after British officials made proposals this week to avoid a “hard border” in Ireland, according to Thursday’s edition of The Times newspaper.
North Korea tests most advanced missile yet; U.S. mainland in range
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea test fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic yet on Wednesday, putting the U.S. mainland within range and increasing pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump to deal with the nuclear-armed nation.
