North Korea conducts hydrogen bomb test; U.S. pledges ‘massive’ response if attacked
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, prompting the threat of a “massive” military response from the United States…
Mexico presidential hopeful rejects comparisons to Venezuela
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The current front-runner for Mexico’s 2018 presidential election on Sunday rejected comparisons of his leftist party to Venezuela’s socialist government, saying his movement was a Mexican-made revolution against rampant corrupti…
Merkel challenger attacks her on migrants in TV debate
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s challenger in this month’s German election attacked her on Sunday for failing to coordinate a better European response to the 2015 refugee crisis.
Cambodian paper shuts with ‘dictatorship’ parting shot
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – One of Cambodia’s most stridently independent newspapers, The Cambodia Daily, published its last edition on Monday with the headline “Descent Into Outright Dictatorship” as it closed amid a crackdown on critics of Prime Minister …
North Korea says it conducts hydrogen bomb test; Trump issues trade threat
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, marking a dramatic escalation of the regime’s stand-off with the United Stat…
Frankfurt defuses massive WWII bomb after evacuating 60,000
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German explosives experts defused a massive World War Two bomb in the financial capital of Frankfurt on Sunday after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes.
Iran says jailed U.S. student, dual nationals lose spying appeal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran confirmed on Sunday that an appeals court had upheld 10-year jail terms against a U.S. citizen, two Iranian-Americans and a U.S. resident from Lebanon who had been convicted on spying charges.
Pilgrims return to Mecca as haj winds down without incident
MECCA (Reuters) – More than two million pilgrims participating in the haj this week began returning to Mecca on Sunday for final prayers as the world’s largest annual gathering of Muslims winds down.
‘The right is back,’ says frontrunner to lead French conservatives
PARIS (Reuters) – Laurent Wauquiez, a leading right-winger in France’s divided The Republicans (LR), said on Sunday it was time the conservative party recovered from electoral defeats and unite to make their voice heard against centrist President Emman…
Massive WWII bomb defused in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German explosives experts defused a massive World War Two bomb in the financial capital of Frankfurt on Sunday after tens of thousands of people evacuated their homes.
