Their fortunes enmeshed, Trump and Putin to hold first meeting next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at a summit in Germany that brings two world leaders whose political fortunes have become intertwined face-to-face for the first time.
U.S. targets Chinese bank, company, two individuals over North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company on Thursday for helping North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of laundering money for Pyongyang.
NATO says to send more forces to Afghan war
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies agreed on Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the alliance would also increase its focus on supporting Afghan special operations forces.
‘Carrot, not stick’: Israel pushes its curriculum in Palestinian schools
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Young Palestinian Faris Abu-Mayyaleh will soon find out how he did in his final high school exams, in which he answered questions about Israel’s founding fathers and the history of Zionism.
Venezuela’s shield-bearing protesters inspired by Ukraine
CARACAS (Reuters) – Drawing inspiration from Ukraine’s 2013-14 revolt, Venezuela’s young protesters are donning Viking-like shields in battles with security forces and eagerly watching a film on the Kiev uprising.
Protests, policy rows, volatile leaders — welcome to the Hamburg G20 summit
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Summits of world leaders are usually highly choreographed affairs that leave little to chance.
Far-left French lawmakers to boycott key speech by ‘Pharaoh-like’ Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-left lawmakers said on Thursday they would boycott President Emmanuel Macron’s speech to both houses of parliament in the majestic palace of Versailles next Monday, accusing him of acting like a Pharaoh.
Allies of slain Putin critic Nemtsov allege cover-up after guilty verdict
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court convicted five men of murdering Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Thursday, but the late politician’s allies said the investigation had been a cover-up and that the people who had ordered his killing remained at larg…
Meeting in Berlin, EU countries display united front ahead of G20
BERLIN (Reuters) – European leaders said on Thursday that they would work together to press their views on climate change and free trade at a G20 summit next week but made clear that they would not try to isolate U.S. President Donald Trump who has spl…
Britain hopes Hong Kong makes more progress toward democracy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain hopes that Hong Kong will make more progress toward democracy, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday in a statement marking 20 years of Chinese rule.
