Brazil appeals court schedules early decision on Lula appeal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday said it would decide on Jan. 24 on an appeal by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against a corruption conviction that could bar him from running in the 2018 presidential race.
U.S. wary of Putin’s declaration of military victory in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is voicing skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a major withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria and is arguing that his declaration of victory against Islamic State was premature.
Latest fire in Chinese capital kills five despite safety blitz
BEIJING (Reuters) – A fire in a southern neighborhood of the Chinese capital Beijing early on Wednesday killed five people, the government said, just weeks after another deadly blaze in the city prompted a crackdown against migrant workers sparking wid…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un fetes rocket scientists, promises more weapons
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un vowed to develop more nuclear weapons on Tuesday while personally decorating scientists and officials who contributed to the development of Pyongyang’s most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile,…
Tillerson, in new overture to North Korea, says ready to talk without pre-conditions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered on Tuesday to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from U.S. demands that Pyongyang must first accept that any negotiations would have to be about …
UK’s May faces parliamentary showdown with Brexit rebels
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s control of the Brexit process will undergo its stiffest parliamentary test yet on Wednesday, when she faces a showdown with rebels in her own party over the laws that will take Britain out of the European…
U.S. aid chief says no sign Yemen port blockade easing to allow aid in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There are no signs that a blockade of Yemen’s ports by a Saudi-led military coalition has eased to allow aid to reach communities increasingly at risk of starvation, the head of the U.S. government’s aid agency said on Tuesday.
U.S.’s Tillerson, in new overture to North Korea, says ready to talk without pre-conditions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered on Tuesday to begin talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, appearing to back away from U.S. demands that Pyongyang must first accept that any negotiations would have to be bas…
U.N. envoy urges Security Council to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A top U.N. official recounted to the Security Council on Tuesday “heartbreaking and horrific accounts of sexual atrocities” by Myanmar soldiers against Rohingya Muslim women, urging the body to visit the region and demand an …
U.S. ready to talk but North Korea must be ready to change course: Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday the United States was prepared to talk to North Korea whenever it is ready but Pyongyang must come to the negotiating table willing to make choices to change course on its nuclear …
