End of the affair: Montenegro jilts Russia by joining NATO
BUDVA, Montenegro (Reuters) – Tiny Montenegro will take a huge step towards integrating with the West when it becomes the 29th member of NATO this week, but it risks paying a heavy price for spurning Russia.
Bangkok hospital bomb wounds 24, junta blames its opponents
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A bomb at a hospital in the Thai capital wounded 24 people on Monday, the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup, the government said, with the army chief blaming groups opposed to the junta.
Exclusive: Venezuela holds 5,000 Russian surface-to-air MANPADS missiles
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela possesses 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons, according to a military document reviewed by Reuters, the largest known stockpile in Latin America and a source of concern for U.S. officials amid the country’s …
Philippine minister starts damage control after Duterte’s China war remark
MANILA (Reuters) – Talks last week between leaders of China and the Philippines were frank and friendly, with no threats or bullying, Manila’s foreign minister said on Monday, after his president said he was warned of war if he drills for oil in the So…
Trump says concerns about Iran driving Israel, Arab states closer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that shared concern about Iran was driving Israel and many Arab states closer and demanded that Tehran immediately cease military and financial backing of “terrorists and militias”.
Chinese paper applauds anti-spy efforts after report CIA sources killed
BEIJING (Reuters) – An influential state-run newspaper applauded China’s anti-espionage efforts on Monday after the New York Times said China had killed or imprisoned up to 20 CIA sources, hobbling U.S. spying operations in a massive intelligence breac…
No time for Brexit delays, says UK’s May as poll lead slips
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday urge voters to back her to deliver the country’s exit from the European Union, playing one of her strongest cards in the election campaign as opinion polls show that her party’s large…
Israel makes some concessions to Palestinians before Trump visit
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Sunday authorized a few economic concessions to the Palestinians requested by President Donald Trump, hours before the U.S. leader begins a visit in which he hopes to revive peace talks frozen since 2014.
Protesters call for Temer resignation as uncertainty grips Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Demonstrators gathered across Brazil on Sunday to call for the resignation or ouster of President Michel Temer who is implicated in a widening corruption scandal that is undermining his government’s fragile efforts to end a h…
North Korea says missile ready for mass production, U.S. questions progress
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it successfully tested what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, although U.S. officials and experts questioned t…
