China’s big money trumps U.S. influence in Cambodia
(Story corrects to million from billion in paragraph 12 of September 11th version.)
U.N. brands Myanmar violence a ‘textbook’ example of ethnic cleansing
GENEVA/SHAMLAPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official on Monday slammed Myanmar for conducting a “cruel military operation” against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, branding it “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”…
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief says Iran playing by the rules
VIENNA (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday Iran was abiding by the rules set out in a nuclear accord it signed with six world powers in 2015, after Washington suggested it was not adhering to the deal.
Norwegians vote in final day of knife-edge election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegians voted on Monday on the second and final day of a parliamentary election that remains too close to call between Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s center-right bloc and the center-left opposition headed by the Labour Party.
U.N. rights boss sees possible “crimes against humanity” in Venezuela
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief said on Monday that Venezuelan security forces may have committed crimes against humanity against protesters and called for an international investigation.
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe says model attacked her with knife
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has denied assaulting South African model Gabriella Engels with an electric cable in a Johannesburg hotel suite last month, saying an “intoxicated and unhinged” Engels attacked her with a kn…
Philippines says some rebels ready to surrender as troops advance in Marawi
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Some Islamic State-linked militants besieging the southern Philippines city of Marawi have sent “feelers” they are prepared to surrender after three and a half months of fighting, the military said on Monday.
Don’t throw Brexit into chaos, UK minister warns before parliament vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain faces a chaotic exit from the European Union if lawmakers vote against legislation designed to sever political, financial and legal ties with the bloc, Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said before a key parliamentary vot…
U.N. Security Council to vote Monday on weakened North Korea sanctions: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Monday on a watered-down U.S.-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test, diplomats said, but it was unclear whether China and Russ…
U.N. rights boss urges U.S. Congress to give ‘Dreamers’ legal status
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights official voiced concern on Monday at the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program for immigrants who arrived illegally as children and urged the U.S. Congress to give them lasting legal status…
