After U.N. troubles, Haiti wary of new justice mission
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) – A new United Nations-backed mission to support Haiti’s justice system has had a mixed reaction from local politicians and civil society groups after long-standing criticism of its predecessor.
UK PM May says she is ‘ambitious and positive’ about Brexit talks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday she was “ambitious and positive” about the country’s future and its negotiations to leave the European Union, describing the talks as being conducted in a “constructive spirit”.
EU calls leak of May-Juncker talks a smear
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said a newspaper report that Jean-Claude Juncker had disparaged Theresa May’s “despondent” demeanor after a dinner last week was a deliberate smear intended to disrupt Brexit negotiations.
Austrian conservative Kurz says needs more time on coalition talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz said on Monday he has yet to decide which party he plans to start coalition talks with, though he was still widely expected to turn to the far-right Freedom Party within days.
Trump to press China on North Korea, trade during Beijing visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will press Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing next month to do more to rein in North Korea and to cease what Washington sees as unfair trade practices, a senior White House official…
Widow of Russian major killed in Syria battles for compensation
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Vitalina Bordova received a good morning text message from her husband Sergei, a Russian marine major deployed in Syria. Half an hour later, he was hit by mortar fire that killed him.
North Korea threat is ‘critical, imminent,’ Japan tells U.S., South Korea
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines (Reuters) – The threat from North Korea has grown to a “critical and imminent level” and the United States, Japan and South Korea must address the matter, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told his U.S. and South Korean counterparts in talks on Monday.
Widow of slain U.S. soldier says Trump call ‘made me cry even worse’
, (Reuters) – The widow of a U.S. Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump “made me cry even worse” in a condolence telephone call when he said that her husband “knew what he signed up for.”
Tillerson pays flying visit to Afghanistan to discuss U.S. strategy
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday discussed with Afghan leaders the U.S. strategy for ending America’s longest war, in a brief, unreported visit that underscored the challenge of quelling the count…
YPG fighters credit Ocalan with Syria victory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighters with the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia have credited Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan with their victory over Islamic State in Raqqa, in apparent response to U.S. criticism of their praise of a man jailed in Turkey for treason.
