Trump to ‘slap’ foes, embrace friends in first U.N. speech: envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will pummel foes and embrace friends in his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly next week, keeping pressure on Washington’s adversaries North Korea and Iran, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley sai…
Home-made bomb injures 29 on packed London commuter train
LONDON (Reuters) – A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 29 people on Friday, but apparently failed to fully explode, in Britain’s fifth major terrorism incident this year.
After new missile test, U.S. says North Korea threatens whole world
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused North Korea on Friday of threatening the entire world, after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month in defiance of international pressure over…
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say will not let govt forces cross Euphrates
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias will not let government forces cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, their commander said on Friday, but Russia said army units had already done so near the city of Deir al-Zor.
Iceland PM calls snap election after coalition party quits over ‘breach of trust’
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Iceland’s prime minister called for a snap parliamentary election on Friday after one party in the ruling coalition quit the government formed less than nine months ago.
Iraq’s Kurdish parliament backs Sept 25 independence referendum
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The parliament of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan on Friday to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, ignoring opposition from Baghdad and the wider region as well as Western concerns that the vote cou…
United States says North Korea endangers whole world after missile test
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused North Korea on Friday of threatening the entire world, after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month in defiance of international pressure over…
Erdogan says will discuss case of ex-Turkish minister with Trump during visit
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he would discuss with U.S. President Donald Trump next week the case of a former Turkish economy minister indicted in the United States for conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Iran….
Iraqi Kurd parliament reconvenes to vote on independence referendum
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The parliament of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region convened for the first time in two years on Friday to vote on a plan to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25.
Catalonia asks Spain for dialogue as independence struggle intensifies
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonian leaders on Friday appealed to the Spanish government for dialogue to avert an impending political crisis over a planned referendum on independence as Madrid took measures to stop state cash being used to fund the vote.
