Venezuela vote dispute increases threat of new foreign sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition cried foul on Monday over the ruling socialists’ surprise win in gubernatorial elections, raising the prospect of more foreign sanctions against the country as France and the United States both criticized the …
May, Juncker call for faster Brexit talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker agreed over dinner in Brussels on Monday that the pace of negotiations over Britain’s departure from the European Union should be stepped up.
Big drop in asylum seekers illegally crossing into Canada in September
TORONTO (Reuters) – The number of asylum seekers walking across the U.S. border into Canada illegally dropped by more than two-thirds in September from August, government data showed on Monday, as officials seek to dispel myths around the country’s ref…
Trump says he believes Cuba responsible for attacks that hurt U.S. diplomats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he believes Havana is responsible for a series of incidents that Washington thinks hurt at least 22 U.S. diplomats over a period of months in Cuba, prompting Washington to scale back its…
Dispute over Venezuela vote could spark more unrest, sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition refused on Monday to recognize a surprise win for the ruling socialists in weekend gubernatorial elections, raising the prospect of new protests and foreign sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s governm…
May, Juncker agree to step up Brexit talks pace
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed over dinner in Brussels on Monday that the pace of Brexit negotiations should be stepped up in the coming months.
After Somalia’s deadliest bombing, a brother’s desperate search
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – When Somalia’s deadliest truck bomb exploded on Saturday, Abdi Ali Ibrahim raced to the smoking crater just meters from where his beloved sister Asha had a small business selling fuel.
North Korea warns states: Don’t join any U.S. action and you’re safe
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea warned countries at the United Nations on Monday in a statement: don’t join the United States in military action against the Asian state and you will be safe from retaliation.
Israel approves building plans for 31 settler homes in West Bank’s Hebron
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday approved building plans for 31 settler homes in Hebron in the West Bank, a spokeswoman said, a first such move in the Israeli-occupied area for some 15 years.
Anti-corruption blogger killed by huge bomb in Malta
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta’s best-known investigative journalist, was killed on Monday when a powerful bomb blew up her car, police said, in a case that stunned the small Mediterranean island.
