Exclusive: After Grenfell fire, same builders rehired to replace dangerous cladding, Reuters finds
LONDON (Reuters) – Some building companies that installed dangerous cladding on social housing blocks across Britain are now winning new contracts following the Grenfell Tower blaze to remove their original work and install panels that can pass safety …
Kremlin calls U.S. allegations of subversive activity ‘groundless’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. allegations it was involved in a new generation of warfare, including internal political subversion, against the United States, were groundless and not backed by facts.
South Korean firms flock to Beijing hoping summit will hasten thaw with China
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hoping a thaw in relations with China will reopen opportunities after a diplomatic spat earlier this year cost many of them business, some 300 South Korean executives joined President Moon Jae-in for the start of his four-day trip to …
At least 39 Yemenis dead in Saudi-led raid on police camp in Sanaa: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a military police camp in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and wounding 90 more, including some prisoners, an official and witnesses said.
Britain cannot renege on Brexit commitments: EU’s Barnier
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Britain cannot renege on commitments made to ensure Brexit talks with the European Union move on to discussions on the future relationship between the two, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator told the European Parliament on Wednesda…
Backed by Putin, Russian military pushes into foreign policy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – From Damascus to Doha, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been showing up in unexpected places, a sign of the military’s growing influence under Vladimir Putin.
Palestine’s Abbas says U.S. Jerusalem decision ‘greatest crime’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday, the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was the “greatest crime” and a flagrant violation of international law.
China marks Nanjing Massacre anniversary but Xi low key
BEIJING (Reuters) – China marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre on Wednesday with a call to work with Japan for peace, but President Xi Jinping kept a low profile and left the main public remarks to another senior official.
U.S. urges Cambodia to reverse steps against democracy
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The United States has called on Cambodia to reverse steps that “backtracked on democracy” before a general election next year, a visiting U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Pakistani court summons police in case of missing peace activist
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Wednesday summoned a police officer investigating the case of a missing peace activist who is believed to have been kidnapped by unidentified men this month.
