North Korea warns of ‘bigger gift package’ for U.S. after latest test
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on…
UK election rivals May and Corbyn set out opposing EU ‘no deal’ stances
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal if she had to, but her rival in next week’s election, Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, said he would make sure an agreement …
UK’s ‘Big Brother’ anti-terror strategy is flawed, U.N. expert says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Britain is undergoing a subtle but alarming shift towards criminalizing peaceful protest and free expression, said a U.N. report on Monday that likened it to a “Big Brother” state of surveillance and suspicion.
Venezuela opposition accuses Goldman Sachs of financing dictatorship
CARACAS (Reuters) – The president of Venezuela’s opposition-run Congress on Monday accused Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs of “aiding and abetting the country’s dictatorial regime” following a report that it had bought $2.8 billion in bonds f…
Trudeau invites pope to Canada for Church apology to indigenous peoples
ROME (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged Pope Francis to visit Canada to apologize to indigenous peoples for the Catholic Church’s treatment of aboriginal children in schools it ran there.
New Ecuador president says Assange a ‘hacker,’ but can stay at embassy
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s new leftist president Lenin Moreno said on Monday Julian Assange is a “hacker,” making his strongest comments to date against the WikiLeaks founder while still stressing he could stay on in the country’s London embassy.
Eleven killed in Moscow storm
MOSCOW (Reuters) – As many 11 people were killed and scores injured by falling trees and debris from buildings as a storm swept through Moscow on Monday, the national Investigation Committee, which is looking into the deaths, said.
‘We are not amused’: Belgian monarchy angered by Burger King
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Burger King is in trouble with Belgium’s monarchy over an advertising campaign asking Belgians to vote online to “crown” the global fast-food giant the true ruler of the country where the U.S. brand will launch next month.
Iran-backed Iraqi force says takes Islamic State villages near Syria
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi Shi’ite force backed by Iran said it pushed Islamic State out of several villages on the border with Syria on Monday, potentially reopening a supply route to send Iranian weapons to President Bashar al-Assad.
Good atmosphere but nothing new in EU talks with Erdogan, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Talks last week between the heads of European Union institutions and Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, were held in a “good atmosphere” but produced no new agreements, officials in Brussels said, playing down comments by the Turk…
