London mayor calls on British foreign minister Johnson to resign
LONDON (Reuters) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on British foreign minister Boris Johnson on Sunday to resign after a series of gaffes which he said had offended Libyans, Americans, the Spanish and others.
Iraqi army helicopter crash kills seven, military says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi army helicopter crashed during a routine flight on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, a military statement and Iraqi air force officers said.
‘Dump Trump’ protest erupts ahead of Philippines summit
MANILA (Reuters) – Riot police used water canon to prevent hundreds of protesters reaching the U.S. embassy in Manila on Sunday, just a few hours before the arrival of President Donald Trump in the Philippines for a regional summit and the last leg of …
Iran rejects Macron call for talks on Iranian missiles
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejected on Sunday a call by French President Emmanuel Macron for talks on Tehran’s ballistic missiles, saying they were defensive and unrelated to a nuclear agreement with world powers.
Why Niger and Mali’s cattle herders turned to jihad
NIAMEY/NAIROBI (Reuters) – When Doundou Chefou first took up arms as a youth a decade ago, it was for the same reason as many other ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border: to protect his livestock.
Trump distances himself from remarks on Putin over election meddling
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attempted to clear up confusion over whether he accepts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of meddling in the U.S. election last year.
Trump offers to mediate on South China Sea
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to mediate between claimants to the South China Sea, where five countries contest China’s sweeping claims to the busy waterway.
Trump sides with U.S. intelligence agencies on Russian meddling
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he sided with U.S. intelligence agencies, under their current leadership, when it came to Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. election.
China’s Xi vows to ‘open wider’ while defending jobs
BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping vowed to further free up China’s economy, again urging Asian countries to work closely together in a speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Vietnam.
Trump says North Korea’s Kim insulted him by calling him ‘old’
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him “old” and said he would never call Kim “short and fat.”
