Beijing angered as Taiwan probes tiny pro-China opposition party
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has expressed its strong opposition and concern after the Taiwan government began a probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party for national security reasons, the latest flashpoint between Beijing and …
Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘terrorists’ stole weapons from military unit
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan leftist President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that “terrorists” had broken into a National Guard unit over the weekend and stolen weapons, the latest sign of volatility in the oil-rich country convulsed by a profound e…
Mexico to recognize Honduran president winner of disputed election: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is poised to recognize Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the winner of last month’s election, according to a draft foreign ministry statement seen by Reuters, just days after the Organization of American States…
Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE
KIEV/NOVOLUHANSKE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, officials monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday, after the shelling of a frontline village wounded eight civilians and destroyed or damaged…
At least 12 dead in bus crash on excursion to Mexican ruins
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Twelve people died and 18 were injured on Tuesday in Mexico’s state of Quintana Roo when a tour bus lost control and rolled over during an excursion to ancient ruins.
Britain’s Brexit rebels offer compromise on latest EU exit laws row
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers who inflicted defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May last week in parliament over Brexit have signaled a possible compromise to avoid another row on Wednesday when legislation taking Britain out of the EU is debated.
EU Commission may launch moves to punish Poland over legal reforms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive may trigger a process on Wednesday to begin to strip Poland of its voting rights in the bloc, officials say, as months of tensions between Brussels and Warsaw come to a head.
Canada, U.S. announce January meeting to keep pressure on North Korea
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States said on Tuesday they will co-host a meeting of foreign ministers in Vancouver in January to demonstrate international solidarity against North Korea’s continued nuclear and missile tests.
Final arguments in Turkish banker’s U.S. trial hinge on gold trader
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday urged a New York jury to find Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive at Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank, guilty of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, while Atilla’s lawyers said he was a “blameless paw…
Mexico journalist shot dead at Christmas celebration at son’s school
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A journalist was shot dead on Tuesday in the Mexican state of Veracruz as he attended a Christmas celebration at his son’s school, the latest murder in the country’s deadliest year on record for media workers.
