Russia protests to U.S. ‘shameful’ theft of consulate flags
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia protested to the United States on Wednesday after it said Russian flags were stolen from its consulate in San Francisco, a charge that Washington immediately disputed.
Chile’s divided center-left pledges unity for presidential runoff
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Center-left lawmakers in Chile pledged on Wednesday to unify and support a single candidate in any eventual runoff against conservative candidate Sebastian Pinera, who is leading in polls for this year’s presidential race.
Mattis looking to see if changes need to be made after Niger ambush
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that the military was looking into what changes, if any, should be made after an ambush in Niger killed four U.S. soldiers last week.
Trump denies seeking nearly tenfold increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied a report from NBC News that he told his national security advisers in July he wanted to increase the country’s nuclear arsenal by nearly tenfold, saying he argued for its modernizat…
Genocide trial against ex-Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt to restart
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will face a second trial on Friday for genocide, a lawyer for victims said, reviving a case against the strongman accused of ordering massacres of Maya Indians during a long civil …
In Brexit poker, clock narrows transition options
By Alastair Macdonald, Gabriela Baczynska and Jan Strupczewski
Turkish court remands German journalist in custody over terrorism charges
ANKARA (Reuters) – A German journalist went on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey on Wednesday, saying she was innocent and demanding her immediate release, in a case that has damaged already sour relations with Berlin.
Trump sought nearly tenfold increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal, he told a meeting of his national security advisers in July, NBC News reported on Wednesday, but the president denied…
Hezbollah dismisses U.S. rewards for arrest of its operatives
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah group dismissed multi-million-dollar rewards offered by the United States for the arrest of two of its senior members, saying on Wednesday they would have no impact.
Facebook’s Sandberg to meet House intelligence leaders: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg will meet with the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee behind closed doors on Thursday, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
