French far right leader Le Pen visits Trump Tower but no Trump talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was seen at Trump Tower on Thursday, but a spokesman for President-elect Donald Trump said she did not meet with him or his team.
Trump’s Pentagon choice says U.S. needs to be ready to confront Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon put Russia at the top of a list of threats to U.S. interests on Thursday and told Congress that America must be ready to confront Moscow where necessary, even as he backed Trump’s bid for …
Cyprus talks to resume on January 18, U.N. hopes for ‘last effort’
GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks to resolve the decades-old division of Cyprus ended without agreement on Thursday but with a plan for officials to reconvene on Jan. 18 to tackle the thorny security question, before a fresh attempt to forge a political deal.
Irish court case on whether Brexit can be reversed to be heard this month
LONDON (Reuters) – A crowdfunded legal challenge to determine whether Britain’s divorce from the European Union can be reversed once it has been triggered will be launched in Dublin by the end of January, the lawyer behind the case said on Thursday.
U.S. says it killed three members of al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Thursday it killed three members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in two strikes in central Yemen last week and in late December.
Suspect in Ivory Coast al Qaeda attack arrested in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Authorities in Mali have arrested a man believed to be linked to an al Qaeda attack on a beach resort town in neighboring Ivory Coast that killed 19 people early last year, Malian security officials said on Thursday.
New York designer’s bribery case may upset ambitions of ex-U.N. chief
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A scandal that could complicate the South Korean political ambitions of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon features an unlikely central character: a New York fashion designer whose wedding was broadcast on reality TV and who…
Venezuela sends dissident ex-general Baduel back to jail
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities put dissident former general Raul Baduel back behind bars on Thursday, accusing him of breaking parole conditions by conspiring against the socialist government.
France puts four suspects under investigation over Kardashian robbery
PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor has placed four people suspected of involvement in the armed robbery of U.S. reality television star Kim Kardashian under formal investigation, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
Germany’s Merkel says EU must boost security cooperation, funding
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on European Union members on Thursday to increase their security and defense cooperation because there was no “guarantee of perpetuity” in relations with the United States.
