White House calls for Malaysian transparency in wake of fund scandal
WASHINGTON/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The White House urged Malaysia on Thursday to demonstrate good governance and a transparent business climate, a day after U.S. prosecutors sued to try and seize $1 billion in assets they said were bought with money s…
Trump NATO plan would be sharp break with decades-long U.S. policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican foreign policy veterans and outside experts warned that the suggestion by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that he might abandon NATO’s pledge to automatically defend all alliance members could destroy an o…
Former Portugal Prime Minister Guterres front runner to be next U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is the front runner to be the next United Nations secretary-general, followed by former Slovenian President Danilo Turk, after the first U.N. Security Council secret ballot on…
Chinese anti-graft protest leader arrested for taking bribes: Xinhua
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A former leader of a Chinese village who was democratically elected five years ago after taking a stand against corruption has been arrested for taking bribes, said Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
Erdogan says Turkey’s military to be restructured after abortive coup
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Thursday that there were significant intelligence failures ahead of last week’s attempted military coup and that the armed forces would quickly be restructured and have “fresh blood”.
Iraq’s domestic security must catch up to military gains, defense minister says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Less than 10 percent of Iraqi territory remains in the hands of Islamic State, but battlefield advances have not been matched by better security inside Iraq, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday.
Vatican invited to mediate in Venezuela crisis
CARACAS (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church may soon join Ibero-American leaders seeking dialogue between Venezuela’s feuding government and opposition, the head of a regional bloc said on Thursday.
Trump warns he could end NATO guarantee, scrap NAFTA
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he might abandon NATO’s guarantee of mutual defense and would renegotiate or scrap the NAFTA trade deal if he is elected, drawing fire from some senior Republicans and his Democrat…
Nigeria’s Buhari says government talking to Niger Delta militants: statement
ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian government is talking to militants in the Niger Delta to end a wave of attacks on oil and gas facilities which have cut oil production by 700,000 barrels a day, top officials said on Thursday.
Kerry calls for new measures to counter changing Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Thursday called on partners in the coalition against Islamic State to increase intelligence sharing as the militant group morphs to focus on attacks beyond its shrinking self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria…
