U.S. needs to balance foreign alliances: Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday outlined for his staff how an “America First” agenda translates into foreign policy, but did not address the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, which worry many diploma…
Italy prosecutor investigating NGO rescuers says has no proof of wrongdoing
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor who began an investigation into possible ties between humanitarian organizations that rescue migrants at sea and Libya-based people smugglers said on Wednesday he had no proof of any wrongdoing.
Syrian rebels suspend participation in Astana peace talks
ASTANA (Reuters) – The Syrian armed opposition said on Wednesday it had suspended its participation in peace talks being held in Kazakhstan and demanded an end to government bombing of areas under its control.
Trump: Israelis, Palestinians appear willing to make peace deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Israelis and Palestinians are both willing to make a peace deal, adding that he does not think it will be as difficult as people thought.
Millions of Nigerians face hunger in wasteland recaptured from fighters
BANKI, Nigeria (Reuters) – When he heard that the Nigerian army had declared his family’s home town of Banki free from Boko Haram militants and safe to return, Bukar Abdulkadir did all he could to bring his family back to the place they had fled three …
Macron’s party seen emerging as largest party in French June legislative vote: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s party is set to emerge as the largest in June parliamentary elections, according to an OpinionWay-SLPV Analytics poll for Les Echos, the newspaper said on Wednesday.
Puerto Rico requests bankruptcy protection for public debt
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board on Wednesday filed for a form of bankruptcy protection under last year’s federal rescue law known as PROMESA, touching off the biggest bankruptcy in the history of the U.S. municipal debt market.
Putin says Russia’s relations with Turkey have fully recovered
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia’s relationship with Turkey had fully recovered after what he called a crisis caused by Ankara’s shooting down of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border in 2015.
U.S. readying new North Korea sanctions if needed: Tillerson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington was considering imposing new sanctions on North Korea if it takes steps that deserve a further response, and is threatening to impose secondary sanctions on those doing illici…
Libyan rivals say will calm tensions, but political roadmap unclear
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Rival Libyan camps issued separate statements on Wednesday promising to calm tensions in southern Libya and fight terrorism, but offering no shared way forward for a political deal to unify the North African country.
