Iran’s Rouhani wants chemical attack in Syria investigated
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for an impartial probe of this week’s suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria and warned that U.S. missile strikes in response risked escalating extremism in the region.
Chinese state media cheer Xi-Trump meeting, say confrontation not inevitable
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Saturday cheered the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as one that showed the world that confrontation between the two powers was not inevitable.
Indian police arrest alleged kingpin of U.S. tax scam
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian police said on Saturday they had arrested the suspected mastermind behind a call center scam run out of a Mumbai suburb that targeted thousands of Americans and netted more than $300 million.
Trump explained U.S. position on THAAD to Xi: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea on Saturday he had explained to China’s President Xi Jinping America’s position on the deployment of an anti-missile defense system to South Korea, according to a statement from South Korea…
Mexico to grant residency to 588 stranded Cubans
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Friday it would grant residency permits to 588 Cubans who were stranded in the north of the country after the United States ended its “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy, which had given legal status to almost every Cuban…
Macau billionaire’s aide pleads guilty in U.N. bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The assistant to a billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused of engaging in a scheme to pay bribes to a former United Nations General Assembly president pleaded guilty to a single tax charge on Friday.
Mali, France rule out talks with jihadists after attacks
BAMAKO (Reuters) – France and Mali on Friday ruled out any talks with jihadist groups responsible for repeated attacks on Malian and foreign forces, rejecting calls to bring them to the negotiating table.
Paraguay president’s re-election bid unsettles his corporate allies
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguayan business groups are urging the country’s Congress to abandon a proposal that would allow President Horacio Cartes to seek re-election, fearing popular outrage could jeopardize his administration’s progress in attracting …
Exclusive: Mexico opens up its heroin fight to U.S., U.N. observers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – For the first time in at least a decade, Mexico’s army is allowing the United States and the United Nations to observe opium poppy eradication, a step toward deeper cooperation to fight heroin traffickers, three sources in Mexico said.
Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul: witnesses
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city, witnesses said.
