World ‘running out of time’ on North Korea, Trump to tell Asia: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will tell leaders on a five-nation Asia tour the world is “running out of time” on North Korea’s nuclear crisis and that he will give his strategy to isolate Pyongyang a few months before making adjust…
Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control of Deir al-Zor city from Islamic State, the largest and most important city in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday.
Weak international solidarity pushing up numbers of displaced: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – About 66 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide and weak international cooperation and solidarity are behind the rising numbers, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, said on Thursday.
Serbian foreign minister rejects U.S. call to choose between Russia and the West
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia wants to maintain its delicate balancing act between Russia and the West, its foreign minister said on Thursday, dismissing U.S. calls for it to pick a side.
Canada to take in migrants at ‘gradual’ pace amid integration concerns
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada has to take a gradual approach to boosting immigration, with the government concerned about anti-immigrant sentiment and the country’s capacity to integrate newcomers, a minister said on Thursday.
Trump will tell Asia that world ‘running out of time’ on North Korea: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will tell leaders on a five-nation Asia tour that the world is “running out of time” on stopping North Korea’s nuclear crisis and that the United States is prepared to defend itself if needed, a top Trump a…
A Picture and its Story: Reaching out to rescue a Rohingya woman
PALONG KHALI, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Hannah McKay was on her first foreign assignment, just three months after joining Reuters, photographing Rohingya Muslims in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Then she and other photographers heard around 5,000 more peop…
Russia tells U.S.: Unacceptable to politicize chemical weapons inspections in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by phone on Thursday it was unacceptable to politicize the work of chemical weapons inspectors in Syria, Russia’s foreign ministry said.
Iraqi forces capture Akkas gas field from Islamic State: minister
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces captured the Akkas gas field from Islamic State on Thursday, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi told reporters in Baghdad.
Trump to press for end to North Korea nuclear program on Asia trip: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will use his trip to Asia to emphasize that North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is a “dead end” and to urge countries with influence over Pyongyang to pressure it to denuclearize, the White House said …
