Mexico-U.S. trade would survive any NAFTA rupture: Mexico foreign minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Trade between the United States and Mexico would not end if the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was terminated, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Friday, after a new U.S. plan emerged to build a five-year sunset prov…
Putin’s proposed U.N. Ukraine peacekeepers must have full access: Merkel
BERLIN(Reuters) – Any United Nations peacekeepers sent to eastern Ukraine must be granted access to the entirety of the region held by Moscow-backed separatists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
North Korea says seeking military ‘equilibrium’ with U.S.
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military force with the United States, which earlier signaled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for t…
Mexico foreign minister calls latest U.S. NAFTA proposal ‘redundant’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister on Friday said a U.S. plan to add a five-year sunset provision to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was redundant, since the pact’s members can already trigger a renegotiation or leave it …
Guatemala Congress withdraws bill that cut anti-graft penalties
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress on Friday repealed a controversial bill it had passed only two days earlier, which critics had blasted as a setback in the fight against political corruption.
U.S. judge will not dismiss accused Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday rejected an effort by Joaquin Guzman, the accused Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo,” to dismiss a massive international narcotics conspiracy indictment on the ground he was extradited improperly to Brookl…
After new North Korea missile test, U.S. says has military options
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had military options to deal with North Korea, signaling its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean for the …
Peru’s Kuczynski eyes naming VP as new prime minister: sources
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Kuczynski is considering appointing Martin Vizcarra, his vice president and former transportation minister, as his new prime minister in a swearing-in ceremony for a new Cabinet scheduled for Sunday, two govern…
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say will not let government forces cross Euphrates
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias will not let government forces cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, their commander said on Friday, but Russia said army units had already done so near the city of Deir al-Zor.
Trump to ‘slap’ foes, embrace friends in first U.N. speech: envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will pummel foes and embrace friends in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly next week, keeping pressure on Washington’s adversaries North Korea and Iran, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley sai…
