UK to slash corporation tax to cushion hit from Brexit
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain has announced plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15 percent in an attempt to cushion the shock of the country’s decision to leave the European Union, raising the prospect of competitive tax cuts across the bloc….
Kremlin says gets ‘important’ signal from Turkey on fighting Islamic State together
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey’s suggestion that it could open its Incirlik Air Base to Russia to fight Islamic State jointly with Moscow is a “serious statement”, the Kremlin said on Monday, albeit admitting that it had not had any contacts with Ankara on …
Thirty killed in four days in Philippine war on drugs
(Reuters) – Thirty “drug dealers” have been killed since Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as Philippine president on Thursday, police said, announcing the seizure of nearly $20 million worth of narcotics but sparking anger from a lawyers’ group.
Malaysia ruling party VP quits, says ‘no justice’ amid 1MDB row
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A senior leader of Malaysia’s ruling party quit on Monday, the latest among several party officials to leave or be sacked after criticizing Prime Minister Najib Razak over a multi-billion dollar financial scandal involving a st…
U.S.-backed militias face second Islamic State counter attack – official, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian militias backed by U.S.-led air strikes have repelled a second Islamic State counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the jihadist group, an official and a monitoring group said on Mon…
Israeli military says attacked two Syrian army targets
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel attacked Syrian army targets after errant fire from fighting in Syria’s civil war struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the military said on Monday.
Ex-London mayor Johnson says UK government needs to spell out Brexit benefits
LONDON (Reuters) – Ex-London mayor Boris Johnson, who shocked Britain last week when he decided not to stand to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron, criticized the government on Monday for not having a positive plan to make a British exit fro…
Former aide to retired Chinese president jailed for life
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Monday jailed for life a former senior aide to retired president Hu Jintao after finding him guilty of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, state media said.
Kerry offers Bangladesh FBI help as police probe attackers’ links
DHAKA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina help to investigate those behind the killing of 20 people at a Dhaka restaurant, as police examine how the young, affluent and educated attackers …
Far-right candidates emerge to fill vacuum after close Australia vote
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Independent candidates who will likely determine a cliffhanger Australian election shot to prominence on Monday, one of them renewing anti-Asian rhetoric first heard 20 years ago, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull under fire for a…
