Significant gaps remain in bid to restore Northern Irish power-sharing: UK PM May’s office
LONDON (Reuters) – Significant gaps still remain between parties attempting to restore Northern Ireland’s power-sharing administration, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said on Monday after she spoke with Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar.
EU imposes oil embargo on North Korea in symbolic gesture
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union banned the sale of oil and oil products to North Korea on Monday, in a largely symbolic move aimed at encouraging countries that have more significant levels of trade with the country to follow suit.
Turkey should close its air space to Northern Iraq, security council tells government
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s national security council on Monday advised the government to close its air space to Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region and have Baghdad take control of the Iraqi side of its main border crossing.
Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk from Kurds in bold advance
BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces captured the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish vote on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country.
Russia’s Putin signs decree imposing restrictions on North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree imposing restrictions on North Korea in order to comply with a United Nations Security Council resolution.
Iraq launches advance on Kurdish territory, seizes Kirkuk outskirts
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s central government forces launched an advance early on Monday into territory held by Kurds, seizing a swathe of countryside surrounding the oil city of Kirkuk in a bold military response to a Kurdish vote last month on …
Police fire tear gas to halt opposition protests in two Kenyan cities
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police used tear gas to disperse opposition protesters on Monday in the capital Nairobi and another city as demonstrations against a presidential vote re-run continued despite a government ban.
EU defends Iran deal despite Trump, appeals to U.S. Congress
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday reaffirmed its support for a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers despite sharp criticism of the accord by President Donald Trump, and it urged U.S. lawmakers not to reimpose sanctions on T…
Trump to visit Asia Nov. 3-14, focus on North Korea, alliances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines and Hawaii between Nov. 3-14, the White House said on Monday, amid rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
In New Hampshire, Indonesian Christians caught in Trump immigration crackdown
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and raised four children, their illegal status long tolerated by U.S. immigration authorities.
