South Korea’s ousted leader Park grilled for 14 hours in graft probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye apologized to the country on Tuesday as she appeared at prosecutors’ offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a corruption scandal that has gripped the country for months.
Exclusive: Trump administration weighing broad sanctions on North Korea – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting North Korea off from the global financial system as part of a broad review of measures to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threat, a senior U.S. o…
French interior minister called to meet PM over hiring of young daughters
PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux was summoned to meet the prime minister on Tuesday over reports he hired his student-age daughters for summer jobs while a member of parliament, an official at Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve’s …
France, Japan back free navigation in Asia-Pacific, Abe says
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Japan support a “free and open maritime order” in the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after talks with French President Francois Hollande on Monday.
Macron seen winning French TV debate, clashes with Le Pen
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist Emmanuel Macron solidified his status as frontrunner in France’s presidential election on Monday in a televised debate during which he clashed on immigration and Europe with his main rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Greek police intercept eight suspect packages following parcel bombs to IMF, Germany
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police intercepted eight suspect packages at a postal sorting center in Athens on Monday, after the dispatch of booby-trapped deliveries to the International Monetary Fund in Paris and the German Finance Ministry.
As Iraqi forces fight to take Mosul, car bomb in Baghdad kills 23 people
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State militants captured an Iraqi police colonel and eight other officers on Monday after they ran out of ammunition during a skirmish in the battle for western Mosul, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
Eurogroup chair may stay for months after Dutch vote loss
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers will discuss over the coming months whether Jeroen Dijsselbloem can complete his term as their chairman after his party lost heavily at the Dutch elections, putting in doubt its participation in the next…
Islamic State militants capture Iraqi police colonel, eight officers in west Mosul: official
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants captured an Iraqi police colonel and eight other officers in western Mosul after they ran out of ammunition during fierce clashes early Monday morning, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
Car bomb blast kills at least 23 in south Baghdad: police and medical sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb blast killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 45 others in a mainly Shi’ite district in southern Baghdad on Monday, police and medical sources said.
