Gulf media promotes emigre Qatari royals as feud sours
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s Arab critics are targeting a new pressure point in their feud with Doha – the tiny country’s ruling family – permitting state-linked media outlets to portray two little-known Qatari princes living abroad as distinguished state…
Argentina’s Macri almost certain to run for re-election: adviser
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri is almost certain to run for re-election in 2019, his top campaign adviser said on Thursday, even as he acknowledged that the leader’s market-friendly reforms were unpopular among many poor Ar…
In South Korea, daily stresses outweigh North Korea missile worries
SEOUL (Reuters) – Soon after North Korea tested its sixth and largest nuclear bomb earlier this month, You Jae-youn, a 32-year-old South Korean office worker, swiftly put the news behind her to focus on more immediate worries.
Trump orders new sanctions against North Korea, Kim calls him ‘deranged’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions against North Korea on Thursday and Pyongyang’s leader defiantly vowed to persist with its nuclear and missile programs and said it would consider measures against the United States…
Reliving China’s Long March ahead of party congress
JINGGANGSHAN, China (Reuters) – A man in “Red Army” garb hits the pavement during a simulated attack during a re-staging of part of the Long March.
U.S. pressing Suu Kyi, Myanmar military over Rohingya: Haley
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is worried about the “tragedies” in Myanmar affecting Rohingya Muslims and U.S. authorities are pressing government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s military leaders to stop the crackdown, U.S. Ambassador to …
U.S. not ruling out possible oil embargo on Venezuela: Haley
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Thursday a range of options remained on the table, including a possible oil embargo, if Venezuela did not move to restore its democratic processes.
Puerto Rico, St. Croix devastated by powerful Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Deadly Hurricane Maria caused flooding in the Dominican Republic as it brushed past the country on Thursday after destroying buildings and knocking out power across the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and St. Croix.
Catalan leader presses on with banned vote on split from Spain
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – The Catalan regional leader on Thursday said he would press on with an Oct. 1 referendum on a split from Spain, flouting a court ban, as tens of thousands gathered for a second day on the streets of Barcelona demanding the …
Trump praises Turkey’s Erdogan as a friend
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan as a friend despite tensions between the two countries over Turkish security officials involved in street fighting with protesters during a visit to …
