Before Putin talks, Trump plays down interference in U.S. election
WARSAW (Reuters) – One day before his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that no one knows for sure whether Moscow intervened in the 2016 U.S. election but that he suspected Russian involve…
Turkey detains 11 at human rights meeting in island hotel
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained 11 people including the local director of Amnesty International and other rights activists on an island near Istanbul, Amnesty said on Thursday in what it branded a “grotesque abuse of power”.
Arab sanctions stir defiance, patriotism in wealthy Qatar
DOHA (Reuters) – At dusk, young Qataris gather outside the house of a ruling family member in Doha to sign a portrait of Qatar’s emir mounted on a giant billboard.
Vietnam renews India oil deal in tense South China Sea
HANOI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vietnam has extended an Indian oil concession in the South China Sea and begun drilling in another area it disputes with China in moves that could heighten tensions over who owns what in the vital maritime region.
Russia jails hacker for spilling top government officials’ secrets
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced a prominent hacker to two years in jail on Thursday after a secret trial which heard how he had accessed and leaked the email accounts of top government officials, Russian news agencies reported.
Trump arrives for G20 risking isolation over climate
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived for a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, risking isolation on climate policy and the wrath of anti-capitalist protesters threatening to disrupt the meeting of the world’s leading economic powers.
U.S. military in Afghanistan will delay casualty reports
KABUL (Reuters) – The American military in Afghanistan says it will delay announcing troop casualties until after next of kin have been notified, potentially leaving casualties unreported for days.
Iraqi Kurdish leader says no turning back on independence bid
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kurdish leader said on Thursday that there was no turning back on a bid to achieve an independent Kurdish state, but he would pursue it through dialogue with Baghdad and regional powers to avoid conflict.
Russian investigators raid election offices of Putin critic Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators raided the Moscow election headquarters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Thursday and police entered a warehouse, where activists said they confiscated pre-election pamphlets.
Eight people killed in Malawi independence day stampede
LILONGWE (Reuters) – At least eight people, seven of whom were children, were killed in a stampede in Malawi during the southern African country’s independence day celebrations at a stadium in the capital, police said on Thursday.
