Turkey says U.S. conviction of banker is ‘unprecedented interference’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Thursday condemned the U.S. conviction of a Turkish banker for evading Iran sanctions as unprecedented meddling in its internal affairs, pushing back against a case that President Tayyip Erdogan has cast as a political atta…
Council leader calls for beggars to be removed before UK royal wedding
LONDON (Reuters) – Beggars need to be cleared by police from the streets of Windsor before the wedding of Prince Harry to girlfriend Meghan Markle because their “detritus” is presenting the picturesque English town in a poor light, the local council le…
U.S. military warns against getting hopes up over North Korean overture
SEOUL (Reuters) – The head of U.S. forces in South Korea warned on Thursday against raising hopes over North Korea’s peace overture amid a war of words between the United States and the reclusive North over its nuclear and missile programs.
Tony Blair tells UK voters: time is running out to stop Brexit folly
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British prime minister Tony Blair told voters on Thursday that time was running out to reverse Brexit, a folly that he said would torpedo Britain’s remaining clout and be regretted for generations to come.
Vietnam police arrest fugitive businessman deported by Singapore
(Reuters) – Vietnamese police arrested on Thursday a fugitive businessman, Phan Van Anh Vu, who is wanted in the Communist state on suspicion of revealing state secrets.
Japan faces greatest danger since World War due to North Korea: PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – The security situation facing Japan is the most perilous since World War Two because of North Korea’s “unacceptable” provocations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday and he vowed to bolster defenses to protect the Japanese peo…
Israeli military to probe death of disabled Palestinian in Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Thursday it would further investigate the death of a wheechair-bound Palestinian who was killed in clashes over U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Turkey says U.S. conviction of banker ‘unjust and unfortunate’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Thursday slammed a U.S. jury’s decision to convict a Turkish banker for helping Iran evade sanctions as “unjust and unfortunate” and cast the trial as unprecedented interference in Ankara’s internal affairs.
Plane lifted from Sydney river after crash killed British CEO
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian investigators and police hoisted the wreckage of a seaplane from the Sydney river where it sank after crashing on New Year’s Eve, killing six people, including the chief executive of British catering company Compass Group …
Suspected Russian jets kill at least 20 near Syrian capital: residents
AMMAN (Reuters) – Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens early on Thursday when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the Syrian capital, residents and a war monitor said.
