Trump hails deals worth ‘billions’ with Vietnam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump talked trade with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a White House visit on Wednesday and welcomed the signing of business deals worth billions of dollars and the jobs they would create….
U.S.-led coalition strike kills founder of Islamic State media outlet: brother
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike by the U.S.-led coalition has killed the founder of the Islamic State propaganda media outlet Amaq in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zor, his brother said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
Two Peru policemen killed in ambush by suspected drug traffickers
LIMA (Reuters) – Two Peruvian policemen were killed in an ambush on Wednesday by suspected drug traffickers in a remote Andean coca growing region, a regional police chief said on local radio.
Death penalty in Turkey would mean end to EU accession talks: Juncker
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union should continue accession negotiations with Turkey but a reintroduction of the death penalty would clearly put an end to the process, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday.
Brazil justice minister: ‘Car Wash’ graft probe is fully protected
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s new justice minister said on Wednesday that the massive “Car Wash” anti-graft investigation would not be obstructed by any institution and that it will help set new ethical standards for the country.
Anti-Maduro protests rage as OAS meets on Venezuela crisis
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces used water cannons and teargas to disperse tens of thousands of opposition protesters heading toward the foreign ministry on Wednesday as the Organization of American States held another meeting on the cri…
Brazilian leader Temer: Nation witnessing intense institutional conflicts
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer said on Wednesday that Latin America’s biggest nation was living in a moment of intense institutional conflict, with the judiciary, legislative and executive branches often clashing after three year…
Kenya inaugurates Chinese-built railway linking port to capital
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya inaugurated a $3.2 billion railway funded by China linking the capital Nairobi to the port of Mombasa on Wednesday, the country’s biggest infrastructure project since independence more than 50 years ago.
Turkey says U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish YPG ‘not befitting’ of an ally
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s National Security Council said on Wednesday that the U.S. government’s decision to arm the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia in Syria was “not befitting” of a friend.
Italy government wins confidence vote on 2017 deficit cuts
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government won a confidence vote on a deficit-cutting package on Wednesday, smoothing the way for measures aimed at curbing tax evasion, boosting revenue from internet companies and reinstating voucher payments for workers.
