As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea’s nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for th…
Norwegian policeman jailed for 21 years in drugs case
OSLO (Reuters) – A former senior Norwegian police officer was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday for aiding drug smugglers and taking bribes in a case that captivated a nation accustomed to clean law enforcement.
Six civilians killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar killed at least six civilians traveling in a car that hit the device, officials said on Monday.
Putin to watch parachute drop, part of war games that have rattled West
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin arrived at a remote army training ground on Monday to watch a military parachute drop, part of Russia’s biggest war games since 2013 that have the West looking on nervously.
Exclusive: 10,000 UK finance jobs affected in Brexit’s first wave – Reuters survey
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of Britain or created overseas in the next few years if the UK is denied access to Europe’s single market, according to a Reuters survey of firms employing the bulk of workers in interna…
Reuters survey: 10,000 UK finance jobs affected in Brexit’s first wave
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of Britain or created overseas in the next few years if the UK is denied access to Europe’s single market, according to a Reuters survey of firms employing the bulk of workers in interna…
U.S. and Iran argue over inspections at nuclear watchdog meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and Iran quarreled over how Tehran’s nuclear activities should be policed at a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday, in a row sparked last month by Washington’s call for wider inspections.
U.S. Navy fires two commanders after Asia sea accidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy dismissed two senior officers on Monday after a series of collisions involving Seventh Fleet warships in Asia, citing a loss of confidence in their ability to command.
Merkel silent on finance ministry speculation at Schaeuble’s birthday bash
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel lauded her veteran finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble at a birthday party in his honor on Monday, as a potential coalition partner laid claim to his ministry as their price for keeping her in power.
China to amend party constitution at October congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party is expected to amend its constitution at a key party congress next month, state media said on Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping aims to enshrine his guiding ideological doctrine in the charte…
