NATO’s feel-good meeting aims to impress Trump
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ribbon-cutting, jets overhead and a dinner in a new, billion-dollar headquarters: Donald Trump’s first meeting at NATO on Thursday is choreographed to impress a U.S. president who called the Western alliance “obsolete”.
If Kushner has a Mideast peace plan, it’s a secret so far
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – If Jared Kushner has a plan to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, so far he’s giving little away. In the four months since President Donald Trump took office and gave his 36-year-old son-in-law the job of forging peace between Israe…
Trump calls Nazi Holocaust ‘history’s darkest hour’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute at Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial on Tuesday to the six million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, calling it an indescribable act of evil.
Brazil police arrest presidential aide in World Cup probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian police on Tuesday said that they arrested a presidential aide and two ex-governors as part of an investigation into the 2014 World Cup’s most expensive stadium, another black eye for the country’s political establishment …
South Korea fires at suspected drone at border with North amid missile crisis
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military fired warning shots at a suspected drone from North Korea on Tuesday amid tension over Pyongyang’s latest missile test which drew international condemnation and a warning from China.
Big French union urges Macron not to rush through labour reform
PARIS (Reuters) – The head of France’s biggest moderate trade union, CFDT, said after talks with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that he had urged him not to try to hustle through his labour reform plans this summer.
South Korea military fires warning shots at object flying near border with North Korea: official
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military on Tuesday fired warning shots towards an unidentified object flying over the border from North Korea, a military official told Reuters.
Militants kill 10 Afghan soldiers in base attack: defense officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Militants attacked an Afghan government army base in the southern province of Kandahar, killing at least 10 soldiers and wounding nine, defense officials said on Tuesday.
South Korean ‘swordsman’ leads prosecution against impeached ex-leader Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – A high-flying prosecutor, who was demoted under impeached former president Park Geun-hye, is overseeing the case against her as Park made her first appearance in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges over the corruption scandal th…
Japan anti-conspiracy bill clears lower house despite rights worries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc pushed a bill targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other serious crimes through parliament’s lower house on Tuesday, despite fears the changes could allow police to trample ci…
