Trump to make working visit to UK in early 2018: report
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will make a working visit to Britain in early 2018, with a full state visit to follow later at an unspecified date, the London Evening Standard newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Spain plans response to Catalan independence move
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – The Spanish cabinet was meeting on Wednesday to decide its response to Catalan moves to declare independence, but the prospect of dialogue to ease Spain’s worst political crisis in four decades already seemed remote.
Turkey says hopes U.S. will lift decision on visa embargo soon
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey hopes the United States will lift its decision on suspending visa services soon, the spokesman for the ruling AK Party said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, prompting anger in Beijing, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperatio…
‘Cynical’ Myanmar army operation aimed at preventing Rohingya return, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Myanmar security forces have brutally driven out half a million Rohingya from northern Rakhine state, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday.
Philippine president sidelines police in war on drugs, again
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police to halt activities in his deadly war on drugs and leave all operations to the drug enforcement agency, amid unprecedented scrutiny of police conduct.
Theresa Maybe? PM refuses to say how she’d vote in another Brexit referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May refused to say whether she would vote for Brexit if there was another referendum, repeatedly avoiding giving an answer on an issue that will define Britain’s fate for generations to come.
Kenya court, parliament muddy election waters after Odinga pulls out
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court said on Wednesday an also-ran candidate in August’s presidential elections could contest this month’s re-run, a day after the main opposition leader pulled out.
Iran foreign minister tells lawmakers of plans to respond to Trump moves
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran will react sharply to any U.S. move against the nuclear deal with global powers, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Iranian parliament Wednesday, according to a parliamentarian who attended the session quoted by stat…
Russian cybercrime suspect in Greek court for second extradition request
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Russian wanted by the United States for allegedly laundering billions of dollars in bitcoin appeared in a Greek court on Wednesday for a hearing to consider his extradition to Moscow on different charges.
