Opposition wants Russian pressure for Syria deal within six months
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition wants Russia and other states to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to engage in peace talks in Geneva to produce a political solution within six months, the chief of its delegation said at the start of nego…
Venezuela’s Maduro strips rival of U.N. post amid corruption purge: sources
CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela has ordered the removal of Rafael Ramirez, once a powerful oil minister and head of state oil company PDVSA, from his post as representative to the United Nations in New York, four sources with knowledge of the mat…
Rebel area near Damascus hit by heavy shelling despite two-day truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of mortar bombs landed on the last major rebel stronghold near the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, a war monitor and a witness said on Wednesday, despite a 48 hour truce proposed by Russia to coincide with the start of p…
North Korea says tests most advanced missile yet; U.S. mainland in range
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said it successfully tested its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile yet on Wednesday, putting the U.S. mainland within range and increasing pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump to deal with the n…
Bosnian Croat war crimes convict dies after taking ‘poison’ in U.N. court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A former Bosnian Croat military commander swallowed what he said was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom on Wednesday and died shortly after losing an appeal against his 20-year prison term.
Britain criticizes Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right party
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday after he retweeted anti-Islam videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right British fringe party who was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim wo…
EU’s Barnier paints gloom and doom for post-Brexit Britain
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator told German industry on Wednesday that it was his responsibility to help European companies weather the exit of Britain from the EU, and he warned Britain that its economy had much to lose…
Gunmen kill intelligence officer at Islamabad Shi’ite mosque
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on worshippers at the entrance of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Wednesday, killing an intelligence officer at the scene, police said.
UK lawmakers condemn Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right party
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday posted anti-Islam videos on Twitter that had originally been published by a leader of a fringe, far-right British party who was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim woma…
Tribal militia kill 43 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, abduct women, children
JUBA (Reuters) – A tribal militia killed at least 43 people in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, local officials said on Wednesday, extending a spate of tit-for-tat revenge killings.
