Trump to press China on North Korea, trade during Beijing visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will press Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing next month to do more to rein in North Korea and to cease what Washington sees as unfair trade practices, a senior White House official…
Widow of Russian major killed in Syria battles for compensation
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Vitalina Bordova received a good morning text message from her husband Sergei, a Russian marine major deployed in Syria. Half an hour later, he was hit by mortar fire that killed him.
North Korea threat is ‘critical, imminent,’ Japan tells U.S., South Korea
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines (Reuters) – The threat from North Korea has grown to a “critical and imminent level” and the United States, Japan and South Korea must address the matter, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told his U.S. and South Korean counterparts in talks on Monday.
Widow of slain U.S. soldier 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 “made me cry even worse” in a condolence telephone call when he said that her husband “knew what he signed up for.”
Tillerson pays flying visit to Afghanistan to discuss U.S. strategy
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday discussed with Afghan leaders the U.S. strategy for ending America’s longest war, in a brief, unreported visit that underscored the challenge of quelling the count…
YPG fighters credit Ocalan with Syria victory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighters with the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia have credited Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan with their victory over Islamic State in Raqqa, in apparent response to U.S. criticism of their praise of a man jailed in Turkey for treason.
EU states fail to agree reform of labor rules sought by France’s Macron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The 28 European Union states failed to agree in a first round of talks on Monday on a reform of the bloc’s labor rules that poorer countries say are essential to uphold fair competition.
End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Over a dozen human rights groups and aid organizations wrote to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday urging him to end the “containment” of asylum seekers in island camps.
Exclusive: EU dismisses smoke regulation, looks into tougher fire safety tests
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – There is no need for Europe-wide rules on toxic smoke from building materials, according to a report expected to be signed off by the EU executive over the coming weeks, disappointing campaigners who say regulation is urgent…
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
GENEVA (Reuters) – Bangladesh faces an untenable situation because nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled across its border from violence in Myanmar and its government should let them return home, Bangladesh’s U.N. envoy said on Monday.
