Trump hails potential Korea talks, credits his firm stance
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called potential talks between North and South Korea “a good thing” and the South Korean presidency said he had agreed there would be no military drills with South Korea during next m…
Austria’s new government plans to cut child benefits abroad
SEGGAU, Austria (Reuters) – Austria’s ruling coalition of conservatives and the far right plans to cut benefit payments for children living abroad, it said on Thursday, adding that it believes the move does not break European Union rules banning discri…
U.S. places Pakistan on watch list for religious freedom violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has placed Pakistan on a special watch list for “severe violations of religious freedom,” it said on Thursday, days after the White House said Islamabad would have to do more to combat terrorism to recei…
Putin OKs resumption of Russian airline service to Cairo: document
MOSCOW/CAIRO (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin authorized the resumption of regular Russian airline flights to Cairo, according to a document published on the Moscow government’s website on Thursday.
German court rules against registering transsexual woman as a mother
BERLIN (Reuters) – A transsexual woman who used sperm she had banked prior to her sex change to have a baby with her female partner cannot be legally registered as the child’s mother, Germany’s highest civil and criminal court ruled on Thursday.
Iranian army commander offers to help police suppress unrest
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s army chief declared on Thursday that police had quelled anti-government unrest that has killed 21 people but that his troops were ready to intervene if needed, as authorities staged more pro-government rallies.
Pakistan shrugs off impending U.S. aid cuts, wary of harsher measures
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan is shrugging off proposed U.S. aid cuts but frets that Washington could take more drastic measures to deter what it sees as the South Asian nation’s support for Taliban militants causing chaos in neighboring Afghanistan.
Brazilian President Temer says has recovered after health problems
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer told journalists on Thursday that he had recovered well after health problems in recent months have seen him shuttling back and forth between Sao Paulo and capital Brasilia for medical treatment.
Zimbabwe court dismisses case of U.S. woman charged with insulting Mugabe
HARARE (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen charged with attempting to overthrow the Zimbabwean government after police accused her of insulting then-president Robert Mugabe had her case dismissed by a Harare court on Thursday.
Iranian army commander offers to help police with protests
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s army chief said on Thursday police forces had already quelled anti-government unrest that has killed 21 people but that his troops were ready to intervene if needed, official media reported, as new state-sponsored protests were…
