Parents sue U.S. Palestine group over son’s death linked to Hamas
(Reuters) – An American couple whose teenage son was fatally shot in 1996 at a bus stop near Jerusalem on Friday filed a lawsuit to force a U.S.-based Palestinian group to pay a $156 million judgment they obtained over the attack, which they blame on H…
Trump to back Palestinian ‘self-determination’ on Mideast trip: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will express support for Palestinian “self-determination” during a Middle East trip this month, a senior aide said on Friday, suggesting Trump is open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite not having publicly embraced the idea so far.
Way forward for Libya uncertain despite ‘breakthrough’ meeting
TUNIS (Reuters) – Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, a figurehead in the east of the country, and Fayez Seraj, the head of a U.N.-backed government in Tripoli, appeared at ease as they broke more than a year of deadlock between them at talks in …
Guatemala declares emergency in border areas to fight heroin trafficking
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s government has declared a state of emergency in two municipalities bordering Mexico, and will send troops to fight drug-trafficking groups that have proliferated in the region.
Protesting pensioners throw punches in latest Venezuela unrest
CARACAS (Reuters) – Elderly Venezuelan protesters on Friday threw punches and yelled curses at riot police blocking the latest in six weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government.
London lawmakers defy Labour Party on Brexit, demand single market membership
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of 16 opposition Labour Party lawmakers seeking re-election in London said on Friday Britain needed to remain a member of the European single market after Brexit, contradicting the party’s official position ahead of a June 8 …
Exclusive: U.S. complains to China about North Korea’s attendance at Silk Road summit
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The United States warned China on Friday that North Korea’s attendance at a weekend summit on China’s new Silk Road could affect the participation of other countries, casting a shadow over what is Beijing’s biggest diplomat…
Trump to new South Korean leader: Conditions must be right for talks with North – NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has responded to the new South Korean president’s advocacy of talks with North Korea by saying he does not oppose discussions, but reiterated that the circumstances must be right, according to a transc…
UK PM May says will publish election manifesto next week
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday her Conservative Party would publish its manifesto for a June 8 election next week.
Venezuela replaces health minister after data shows crisis worsening
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro has abruptly dismissed Venezuela’s health minister days after the government broke a nearly two-year silence on data which showed the country’s medical crisis significantly worsening.
