UK defense minister Fallon resigns in growing harassment scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – British defense minister Michael Fallon quit on Wednesday saying his conduct had fallen below the high standards demanded of his position, the first resignation in a sexual harassment scandal in parliament.
UK defense minister Fallon resigns, citing past behavior
LONDON (Reuters) – British defense minister Michael Fallon resigned from his position on Wednesday saying he accepted his conduct in the past had fallen below high standards.
North Korean defector pushes diplomatic solution in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A rare high-level defector from North Korea told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that disseminating more information in the reclusive country would ultimately be more effective than the billions of dollars being spent to address the …
Khamenei says Iran, Russia should cooperate to isolate U.S., foster Middle East stability
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Tehran and Moscow must step up cooperation to isolate the United States and help stabilize the Middle East, state TV repor…
UK counter-terrorism police charge 14-year-old boys with murder plot
LONDON (Reuters) – Two 14-year-old boys from northern England who were arrested by British counter-terrorism detectives have been charged with conspiracy to murder, police said on Wednesday.
Colombia’s FARC leader Timochenko to run for presidency in 2018
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Veteran FARC leader Rodrigo Londono – known as ‘Timochenko’ – will run for the presidency of Colombia next year, with the backing of former FARC rebels, the group’s new political party said on Wednesday.
Mexicans dismayed by rise of Trump’s border wall
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s wall is far from built but towering concrete and steel prototypes in San Diego are making Mexicans living just south of the border feel his campaign pledge has turned them into “pariahs.”
U.N. calls again for end of U.S. embargo on Cuba
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, with the United States voting against it after abstaining last year for the first time in 25 years…
In meeting, Trump to push a reluctant Xi to rein in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will further pressure Chinese President Xi Jinping in talks next week to take tougher measures against North Korea, as the United States compiles information for possible new sanctions on Chinese banks work…
London to set Northern Ireland budget as direct rule looms
BELFAST/DUBLIN (Reuters) – The British government is to impose a budget on Northern Ireland for the first time in a decade, a major step toward imposing direct rule after attempts to form a power-sharing government in Belfast collapsed.
