U.S. needs to work with others on North Korea crisis: Singapore PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday he outlined for President Donald Trump his country’s efforts to pressure North Korea over its nuclear program but also advised the U.S. leader to use talks to help resolve t…
Slain sergeant’s widow says Trump call ‘made me cry even worse’
, (Reuters) – The widow of a U.S. Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump had “made me cry even worse” in a condolence telephone call when he said her husband “knew what he signed up for.”
New school offers education ‘salvation’ for Syrian girls in Lebanon
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (Reuters) – A new girls’ school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s poor Bekaa region is aiming to give girls from conservative backgrounds the chance at a formal education.
Iraq rejects U.S. call for Iran-backed forces to end operations
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi government dismissed a call from U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iranian-backed paramilitary units that helped Baghdad defeat Islamic State and capture the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk to end operations in Iraq.
As Tillerson heads to Pakistan, Islamabad wary of deepening U.S.-India ties
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Pakistan on Tuesday to pressure Islamabad to act over militants targeting Afghanistan from its soil, anxious Pakistanis may be equally interested in dissuading Washington’s deepeni…
Trump to press China on North Korea, trade on Beijing visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will urge President Xi Jinping to make good on his commitments to pressure North Korea when he visits China next month, a senior White House official said on Monday, stepping up a strategy to have Beij…
After U.N. troubles, Haiti wary of new justice mission
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) – A new United Nations-backed mission to support Haiti’s justice system has had a mixed reaction from local politicians and civil society groups after long-standing criticism of its predecessor.
UK PM May says she is ‘ambitious and positive’ about Brexit talks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday she was “ambitious and positive” about the country’s future and its negotiations to leave the European Union, describing the talks as being conducted in a “constructive spirit”.
EU calls leak of May-Juncker talks a smear
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said a newspaper report that Jean-Claude Juncker had disparaged Theresa May’s “despondent” demeanor after a dinner last week was a deliberate smear intended to disrupt Brexit negotiations.
Austrian conservative Kurz says needs more time on coalition talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz said on Monday he has yet to decide which party he plans to start coalition talks with, though he was still widely expected to turn to the far-right Freedom Party within days.
