Colombia to install electronic readers at Venezuela borders
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will install electronic readers on doors at border controls with Venezuela to identify valid passports and entry visas in a bid to better monitor thousands of people fleeing an economic and social crisis in the oil producing…
U.S. imposes largest package of sanctions against North Korea
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States would impose the “largest-ever” package of sanctions on North Korea, intensifying pressure on the reclusive country to give up its nuclear and missile programs.
Car bomb, gunfire in Somali capital: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb went off in the Somali capital, followed by a second blast and gunfire near the president’s residence, police and a Reuters witness said on Friday.
UK’s PM May to set out Brexit wish-list as opponents plot ambush
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will outline her wish-list for Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union next week after winning support from key ministers, but her opponents hope to defeat the government on the issue of …
Poland plans to demote members of 1981-83 military government: paper
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s right-wing government is preparing to strip the rank of members of the communist military council that enforced martial law in the 1980s, including Poland’s only astronaut, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Trump says launching ‘largest-ever’ package of sanctions against North Korea
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States would launch the “largest-ever” package of sanctions against North Korea, intensifying pressure on the reclusive country to giving up its nuclear and missile prog…
Turkey hands suspended jail sentences to three academics over Kurdish letter: lawyers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court sentenced three academics on Friday to suspended prison terms on terrorism charges for signing a 2016 petition calling for an end to state violence against Turkey’s Kurds, two lawyers in the case said.
May had positive Brexit meeting with ministers: spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May had a positive meeting about Brexit with her ministers, where they agreed upon the basis of her forthcoming speech on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union, her spokesman said on Friday.
Senior UNAIDS official latest to go after sex harassment allegation
GENEVA (Reuters) – The deputy head of the U.N. agency for HIV/AIDS will not seek to renew his term in office though it is not reasonable to link his departure to a sexual harassment allegation that proved unsubstantiated, a spokesman said on Friday.
EU leaders prepare for battle over post-Brexit budget
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders staked out opposing positions on the size and aims of the bloc’s budget on Friday ahead of tough negotiations to deal with a hole in Brussels’ finances created by Britain’s planned departure next year.
