Peru and Colombia vow to stand with Mexico after row with Trump
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru and Colombia vowed to stand with Mexico as the country faces an uncertain economic future and grapples with a crisis with the United States just days into U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
Trump will speak with Japan’s Abe on Saturday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will speak by phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday morning, the White House said on Friday.
Trump tussle gives unpopular Mexican leader much-needed shot in arm
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s combative style has buffeted Mexico’s president for months, but deeply unpopular Enrique Pena Nieto may end up thanking the new U.S. president for prompting offended Mexicans to rally behind their leader.
Southern European leaders gather in Lisbon as populism gains
LISBON (Reuters) – Southern European leaders meet on Saturday in Lisbon to discuss growing challenges, from the refugee crisis to rising borrowing costs and low economic growth, at a time when rising populism has increased political uncertainty in Euro…
Trump says he is only in early stages of considering lifting Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions on Russia, as British Prime Minister Theresa May, other foreign officials and U.S. lawmakers cautioned that s…
Trump’s unpredictability already troubles U.S. friends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” rhetoric and confrontational negotiating style have sparked frantic calls to the White House and Congress from diplomats and lobbyists concerned the United States no longer has th…
British PM May to raise trade, security with Turkey’s Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday to discuss trade and security, her spokeswoman said, part of a charm offensive to bolster her hand in negotiations to leave the EU.
No U.S. review of treaties, U.N. funding at this time: admin official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will not issue executive orders calling for a review of international treaties and U.S. funding of the United Nations and other international bodies “at this time,” a senior U.S. administration official s…
North Korea appears to have restarted plutonium reactor: think tank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New commercial satellite imagery indicates North Korea has resumed operation of a reactor at its main nuclear site used to produce plutonium for its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. think tank said on Friday.
Swedish ex-finance minister and tycoon named suspects in bribery case
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Fredrik Lundberg, one of Sweden’s most powerful tycoons, and former finance minister Anders Borg have been questioned by prosecutors as suspects in a bribery probe.
