Quebec border camp swells with asylum seekers from U.S., many Haitian
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Quebec (Reuters) – Dozens of army tents dotted the Canadian border on Thursday to house hundreds of asylum seekers, many from Haiti, streaming into the country from upstate New York to file refugee claims.
Young boy killed in car accident in Britain, prompting armed police response
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British armed police rushed to a hotel in the northern English city of Manchester on Thursday after a young boy was killed in a car accident in a car park.
Any new Korean war could quickly escalate to catastrophe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any new military conflict with North Korea would likely escalate quickly to the use of nuclear weapons, bringing catastrophic casualties not seen since World War Two and an untold economic impact worldwide, former U.S. defense of…
Trump thanks Putin for slashing U.S. diplomatic staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering the United States to slash its diplomatic staff in Russia, remarks likely to rekindle criticism of Trump’s kid-gloves handling of Putin…
Trump says doesn’t think Iran living up to spirit of nuclear deal
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not believe that Iran was living up to the spirit of the 2015 deal to curtail its nuclear weapons program.
Trump says close to decision on Afghanistan
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was very close to making a decision on the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan, which is undergoing a review and could see an increase in troop strength.
Colombia’s ELN rebels may call ceasefire for pope’s visit
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist-led ELN rebels could declare a unilateral ceasefire to honor Pope Francis on his visit to the country next month, a leader of the group founded by radical Roman Catholic priests told Reuters.
Ousted Venezuelan prosecutor says she fears for her life, will keep fighting
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ousted chief prosecutor said on Thursday she fears for her life and is on the run, but will keep fighting for democracy and freedom in the country after being fired by a controversial new legislative superbody.
Dutch police make arrests in contaminated eggs case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch police arrested two suspects on Thursday as part of an investigation into the illegal use of a potentially harmful insecticide in the poultry industry, the Dutch prosecution service said.
Canadian pastor freed by North Korea healthy, ‘not in critical condition’: family
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian pastor freed from a North Korean prison on humanitarian grounds is healthy and not in critical condition, his family said on Thursday.
