Spain’s King condemns Catalan leaders as thousands take to streets
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s King Felipe VI on Tuesday accused Catalan secessionist leaders of shattering democratic principles and dividing Catalan society, as thousands took to the streets to protest against a violent police crackdown against the ba…
Vowing not to give up, Britain’s May tries to stamp authority on party
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will tell her Conservative Party on Wednesday it is not her style “to give up and turn away” when things get hard, trying to persuade critics that she can lead Britain and complete difficult Br…
Draft U.N. blacklist names Saudi coalition for killing children in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A confidential draft United Nations blacklist seen by Reuters on Tuesday names a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition for killing and maiming children in Yemen, though it notes that the alliance has put in place measures to im…
U.S. expels 15 Cuban diplomats, drawing protest from Havana
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats after pulling more than half of its own embassy staff out of Havana last week, drawing an angry protest from the Cuban government.
EU parliament mauls UK’s Brexit progress, May urged to ‘sack Boris’
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Parliament savaged the British government’s handling of Brexit negotiations on Tuesday, voting against opening talks on future trade and condemning disarray in Prime Minister Theresa May’s team.
Russia threatens retaliation over U.S. ‘break-in’ at consulate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said U.S. officials had broken into residences at Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, and threatened retaliation over what it called an illegal act.
Dutch defense minister resigns over peacekeepers’ deaths in Mali
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch caretaker Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis said on Tuesday she was resigning after a report highlighted serious failures by her department during a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Trump praises response to Puerto Rico, says crisis straining budget
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed satisfaction on Tuesday with the federal response to Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico, despite criticism that the government was slow to address the crisis.
Turkey should follow West’s lead on rights: author Orhan Pamuk
(Reuters) – Turkey under President Tayyip Erdogan needs more Westernization, and not less, to bolster dwindling free speech rights and a wobbly democracy, Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk said on Tuesday.
UK PM May says Brexit will not mean a hard border with Ireland
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said the government would do everything it could to help restore Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, adding that Brexit would not herald the return of a hard border between the British province and Ireland.
