Britain criticizes Trump retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right party
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday after he retweeted anti-Islam videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right British fringe party who was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim wo…
Turkish President calls accusations of family bank transfers abroad lies
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed as lies accusations by Turkey’s main opposition party that his family has moved millions of dollars into foreign bank accounts to avoid taxes.
Protesters gather in Honduras as TV star’s election lead withers
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A TV host who seemed poised to win Sunday’s Honduran presidential election brought thousands of protesters onto the streets on Wednesday, as his early lead evaporated to under 25,000 votes after delays in the widely criticized v…
EU’s Tusk: Africa, EU must cooperate to end ‘horrifying’ migrant abuses
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Europe and Africa have joint responsibility for making migration more humane and orderly so they can end horrifying abuses being committed against African migrants by people smugglers, European Council President Donald Tusk said on …
Opposition wants Russian pressure for Syria deal within six months
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition wants Russia and other states to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to engage in peace talks in Geneva to produce a political solution within six months, the chief of its delegation said at the start of nego…
Venezuela’s Maduro strips rival of U.N. post amid corruption purge: sources
CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela has ordered the removal of Rafael Ramirez, once a powerful oil minister and head of state oil company PDVSA, from his post as representative to the United Nations in New York, four sources with knowledge of the mat…
Rebel area near Damascus hit by heavy shelling despite two-day truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of mortar bombs landed on the last major rebel stronghold near the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, a war monitor and a witness said on Wednesday, despite a 48 hour truce proposed by Russia to coincide with the start of p…
North Korea says tests most advanced missile yet; U.S. mainland in range
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said it successfully tested its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile yet on Wednesday, putting the U.S. mainland within range and increasing pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump to deal with the n…
Bosnian Croat war crimes convict dies after taking ‘poison’ in U.N. court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A former Bosnian Croat military commander swallowed what he said was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom on Wednesday and died shortly after losing an appeal against his 20-year prison term.
Britain criticizes Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right party
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday after he retweeted anti-Islam videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right British fringe party who was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim wo…
