People smugglers test new migrant sea route through Romania
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – About 500 migrants from the Middle East reached Romania across the Black Sea from Turkey in about a month, coastguards said on Monday, in a sharp increase the European Union says shows smugglers are testing alternative routes into…
Despite by-election loss, Pakistan opposition claims momentum for 2018
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan’s party said on Monday it had built momentum in a by-election for ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s parliamentary seat, despite finishing second, but the biggest inroads were made b…
In first visit, Trump urges reform so U.N. can meet full potential
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations for bloated bureaucracy and mismanagement on his first visit on Monday to U.N. headquarters, calling for “truly bold reforms” so it could be a greater force for world …
As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea’s nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for th…
Norwegian policeman jailed for 21 years in drugs case
OSLO (Reuters) – A former senior Norwegian police officer was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday for aiding drug smugglers and taking bribes in a case that captivated a nation accustomed to clean law enforcement.
Six civilians killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar killed at least six civilians traveling in a car that hit the device, officials said on Monday.
Putin to watch parachute drop, part of war games that have rattled West
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin arrived at a remote army training ground on Monday to watch a military parachute drop, part of Russia’s biggest war games since 2013 that have the West looking on nervously.
Exclusive: 10,000 UK finance jobs affected in Brexit’s first wave – Reuters survey
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of Britain or created overseas in the next few years if the UK is denied access to Europe’s single market, according to a Reuters survey of firms employing the bulk of workers in interna…
Reuters survey: 10,000 UK finance jobs affected in Brexit’s first wave
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of Britain or created overseas in the next few years if the UK is denied access to Europe’s single market, according to a Reuters survey of firms employing the bulk of workers in interna…
U.S. and Iran argue over inspections at nuclear watchdog meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and Iran quarreled over how Tehran’s nuclear activities should be policed at a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday, in a row sparked last month by Washington’s call for wider inspections.
