Polls suggest parliamentary majority within reach for France’s Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – A parliamentary majority looks to be within reach for centrist French President Emmanuel Macron in next month’s parliamentary election, opinion polls indicated on Thursday, as his cross-partisan government held its first meeting.
U.S. decries Washington brawl during Turkish president’s visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it was voicing its “strongest possible” concern to Turkey over a street brawl that erupted between protesters and Turkish security personnel during President Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washingt…
Leaders of China, South Korea could meet as early as July at G20 meeting: South Korea envoy
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in could meet with China’s President Xi Jinping as early as July at a Group of 20 summit in Germany, Seoul’s envoy to China Lee Hae-chan said on Thursday, while a separate meeting could also be possibl…
UK PM May’s pitch to voters: market intervention and stiffer rules for business
HALIFAX, England (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May rejected “untrammeled free markets” and promised to rein in corporate excesses in pre-election pledges on Thursday designed to woo not only her core supporters but also those of her left-wing riva…
Brazil president taped discussing pay-off for witness in graft probe: O Globo
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer gave his blessing to an attempt to pay a potential witness to remain silent in the country’s biggest-ever graft probe, according to plea bargain testimony by a powerful businessman, newspaper O Glob…
Trump willing to try engagement with North Korea, on conditions: Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea’s presidential envoy that Washington was willing to try to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis through engagement, but under the right conditions, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on…
U.S. envoy to the U.N. will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday she will visit Turkey and Jordan from May 19-25 to see how Syrian refugees “are coping, day in and day out,” to see U.N. humanitarian work and highlight the …
Amid heckles, Mexico president vows more to stop reporter murders
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto was heckled by journalists on Wednesday as he announced measures to strengthen investigations into attacks on reporters and offer them greater protection from being murdered by violent drug g…
Syrian force ‘tightens noose’ on Islamic State in Raqqa: U.S.-led coalition
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have seized 350 square km (135 square miles) in the past week, tightening “their noose” on Islamic State in an advance to isolate its base of operations at Raqqa, a spokesman for the U.S…
Trump doesn’t plan to use Israel trip to announce embassy move: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will not use his upcoming trip to Israel to announce plans to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, although he still ultimately wants to take that step, a senior administration official said on…
