UK receives positive responses from Brussels on leaving plan: Brexit minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said the government had received positive responses from Brussels after Prime Minister Theresa May set out her priorities for upcoming negotiations on leaving the European Union.
Unsolved problems hang over Hong Kong leader’s last policy address
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday delivered his last annual policy statement before stepping down, addressing longstanding problems including high property prices and stalled political reform though providing no substantial new meas…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 243 military members in post-coup probe: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 243 members of the military in 54 provinces across the country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday, in a probe following July’s failed coup.
Trump’s U.N. pick to echo his criticism of world body, offer some praise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s pick for U.N. ambassador will echo his condemnation of the world body’s treatment of Israel at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, although offering some praise for an organization the president-elect has…
US, Mexico, Cuba ready to sign ‘Doughnut Hole’ deal in Gulf waters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and Cuba aim to sign an agreement determining territorial water limits before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, three diplomatic officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesd…
Nigerian air force kills 52 in strike on refugee camp: MSF
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s air force killed at least 52 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a refugee camp in the country’s northeast on Tuesday, a spokesman from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said after the military earlier discl…
At least four killed in gunfight in Mexico’s Cancun
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – At least four people were killed after gunmen opened fire at government offices in the Mexican beach resort of Cancun on Tuesday, a day after at least five people died in a shooting at a music festival nearby.
OIC envoy calls for U.N. intervention to avoid genocide of Rohingya Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The United Nations should intervene in Myanmar’s Rakhine State to stop further escalation of violence against Rohingya Muslims and avoid another genocide like in Cambodia and Rwanda, said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…
China’s Xi says willing to help resolve Ukraine crisis
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to play a constructive role in seeking a political resolution to the crisis over Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart, adding that he considers the eastern European country a friend.
Xi says world needs China, U.S. to have stable relationship
BEIJING (Reuters) – The world needs China and the United States to have a stable and cooperative relationship, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, just days before new uncertainty looms with Donald Trump taking office as pr…
