UK PM May’s lead down to 5 points, model estimates 60-seat majority
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s once formidable lead has been eroded though her Conservative Party could still be on course to win a majority of seats in parliament, an opinion poll and an electoral model showed on Friday.
No Syrian ‘Marshall Plan’ but rather protracted war: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria is unlikely to see a major “Marshall Plan” for reconstruction as peace remains elusive despite hundreds of thousands more civilians possibly returning to their homes, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday….
Iran honoring nuclear deal but nearing heavy-water limit again: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has stayed within limits on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with world powers but is close to once again breaching a ceiling on its stock of one chemical, a quarterly report by the U.N. atomic watchdog showed on Fr…
Deadly casino attack fuels Philippines security concerns
MANILA (Reuters) – Security experts and patrons at a Philippines casino on Friday expressed alarm at the apparent ease with which a lone gunman was able gain entry to the building before opening fire and starting a blaze that killed more than 30 people…
Putin praises Trump, says U.S. spies may have faked hacking evidence
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Donald Trump had run a better presidential campaign than Hillary Clinton and that U.S. intelligence agencies could have easily faked what he said was false evidence that Rus…
Putin says Russia and NATO must cooperate to fight terrorism
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia and the NATO military alliance needed to cooperate to fight terrorism because if they didn’t there would be more attacks.
No longer ‘climate bad boy,’ China steps up as Trump quits Paris deal
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord has bolstered China’s stature and diplomatic power, and could help Beijing achieve longer-term ambitions to upgrade its economy and dominate lucrative new indust…
World pledges to save ‘Mother Earth’ despite Trump’s snub to climate pact
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China and Europe pledged on Friday to unite to save what German Chancellor Angela Merkel called “our Mother Earth”, standing firmly against President Donald Trump’s decision to take the United States out of the Paris climate…
Putin says Snowden was wrong to leak secrets, but is no traitor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was wrong to leak U.S. spy secrets, but is no traitor.
As U.S. targets Hezbollah, Lebanon lobbies against more sanctions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Moves in Washington to widen financial sanctions on the powerful Shi’ite Hezbollah political group have triggered alarm in Beirut where the government fears major damage to the banking sector that underpins Lebanon’s stability.
