UK judge refuses to stop legal action against WikiLeaks’ Assange
LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge refused on Tuesday to halt legal proceedings against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for jumping bail and fleeing to the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012.
Exclusive: U.S. tables motion to put Pakistan on global terrorist – financing watchlist
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States has put forward a motion to place Pakistan on a global terrorist-financing watchlist with an anti-money laundering monitoring group, according to a senior Pakistani official.
UK PM May to meet Germany’s Merkel on Friday
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday as Britain and its European Union partners head into crunch negotiations about Brexit.
U.S. intelligence chief says North Korea ‘decision time’ is near
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. director of national intelligence warned on Tuesday that time was running out for the United States to act on the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
Dutch foreign minister quits after lying about Putin meeting
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra resigned on Tuesday after admitting that he had lied about attending a meeting in 2006 at which he said Russian President Vladimir Putin had outlined a strategy for building a greater Russia.
Italy’s Northern League dangles EU exit in election campaign
ROME (Reuters) – The Northern League, a key partner in the coalition expected to win next month’s parliamentary election, would aim to pull Italy out of the European Union if Brussels refused to re-negotiate fiscal and immigration rules, its economics …
CIA director strongly denies report Russia bilked U.S. spies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo strongly denied on Tuesday a report that Russia bilked U.S. spies out of $100,000 by offering compromising information on President Donald Trump.
Dutch minister to face parliament over false Putin claim
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government lurched toward political crisis on Tuesday as parliament ordered Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra to face questions for lying about witnessing Vladimir Putin outline a strategy for a greater Russia.
U.S. urges help for Iraq, extends $3 billion credit line
KUWAIT (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday urged members of the coalition fighting Islamic State to help rebuild Iraq or risk a reversal of the gains made against the group, and said it would extend to Baghdad a $3 billion credit line.
Powder sent to UK parliament found to be harmless
LONDON (Reuters) – Counter-terrorism police were called to Britain’s parliament on Tuesday to investigate white power sent to an office in the building, but the powder was later found to be harmless, officials said.
