Tillerson to meet Lebanon’s Hariri in Paris on Friday: U.S. State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Paris on Friday, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday.
Rohingya widows find safe haven in Bangladesh camp
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – Dawn hues of pink and purple reveal a dusty valley in Bangladesh’s southern hills quilted with a dense settlement of red tents home to more than 230 women and children grieving for lost husbands and fathers.
Brexit Irish border deal possible within hours
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN (Reuters) – The United Kingdom and Ireland could reach agreement in hours on how to run their post-Brexit Irish land border, paving the way for a deal that would remove the last obstacle to opening free-trade talks with the European Uni…
Argentina’s Fernandez charged with treason, arrest sought
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 peopl…
Peru’s Kuczynski says graft probe went too far with latest raid
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Thursday that authorities leading an expanding graft investigation into Brazilian builder Odebrecht had gone too far by raiding the offices of the rightwing opposition party that rules C…
Libya says pushing to be removed from Trump travel ban list
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government has appealed to the United States to drop or ease a travel ban imposed on its citizens by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Polish ruling party replaces PM ahead of elections
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling conservatives named in an expected move Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki as the country’s new prime minister on Thursday as they gear up for a series of elections in the coming years.
Brexit border deal possible in ‘hours’ as talks go down to the wire
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN (Reuters) – The United Kingdom and Ireland could reach agreement in hours on how to run their post-Brexit Irish land border, paving the way for a deal that would remove the last obstacle to opening free trade talks with the European Uni…
White House says it believes Saudi Arabia will open Yemen port
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it believed that Saudi Arabia would allow a blocked port in Yemen to open after President Donald Trump urged Riyadh to lift a blockade to let humanitarian aid reach the Yemeni people.
White House says it believes Saudi Arabia to allow a Yemeni port to open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it had reason to believe that Saudi Arabia would allow a blocked port in Yemen to open.
