Trump says he would invite Putin to White House, but not now
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who is fighting off allegations of ties between his election campaign and Moscow, said he would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House but added that now was not the right ti…
Macron slaps down defense chief, pledges higher spending
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Traumatized civilians fleeing Syria’s Raqqa in droves: U.N. official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Scores of civilians are fleeing Syria’s Raqqa traumatized, with families torn apart and conditions worsening as the battle to oust Islamic State intensifies, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.
U.S. says it hopes Qatar, adversaries will agree to talk directly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Getting the parties in the Qatar dispute to talk directly to one another would be an important next step in resolving the crisis, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended three days …
Trump likely to say Iran complying with nuclear deal: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is “very likely” to state that Iran is adhering to its nuclear agreement although he continues to have reservations about it, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Exclusive: U.S. prepares new sanctions on Chinese firms over North Korea ties – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frustrated that China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang within weeks, two senior U.S. officials said…
Putin critic Navalny says security service tracking his children
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny complains his wife and two children are being tracked by the security services, but says he’s not afraid to challenge Vladimir Putin for the presidency whatever the risks.
All-girl Afghan robotics team cleared to compete in United States
KABUL (Reuters) – A team of Afghan girls are on their way to compete in an academic robotics competition in the United States after American officials agreed to allow them to enter the country despite initially denying them visas.
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo dies in custody, struck by liver cancer
SHENYANG, China (Reuters) – Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, a prominent dissident since the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, died on Thursday after being denied permission to leave the country for treatment for late-stage li…
‘No enemies’: the life-long advocacy of China’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident
BEIJING (Reuters) – During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China’s best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: “We have no enemies.”
