North Korea diplomat expected to attend China forum with U.S. envoy
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean diplomat who was part of the so-called six-party talks aimed at ending the country’s nuclear program arrived on Monday in China, where she is expected to attend a forum in which the U.S. nuclear envoy will take part, Ja…
U.S. navy chief hopes carriers deter East Asia destabilization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy chief said on Monday he hoped the deployment of two aircraft carriers on a training mission in East Asia would deter any attempts to destabilize the region, where military tensions have risen amid China’s growing as…
In the shadow of a murder, Britain to vote on EU membership
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons will shape the future of the United Kingdom and Europe on Thursday when they decide whether to stay in the European Union following a campaign that has shown the potency of anti-establishment feeling in the West.
Bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 who died when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Nepali security guards working at the Canadian embassy in Kabul, officia…
Fighting breaks out in Central African Republic’s capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – Fighting broke out in the capital of Central African Republic on Monday and the sound of gunfire resounded across Bangui, witnesses said.
Battle for Falluja will end in western district, says Iraqi commander
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants in Falluja are advancing toward jihadist strongholds in western districts where they expect the final push to recapture the city will take place, the Iraqi commander sa…
UK lawmakers convene in tribute to murdered politician
LONDON (Reuters) – When slain British lawmaker Jo Cox made her first speech in parliament last year, she said that despite diversity in the area of northern England she represented, people had “far more in common with each other than things that divide…
Venezuela opposition lines up to seek Maduro recall
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition sympathizers lined up on Monday around the country to validate signatures as part of a painstaking process to request a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, who is deeply unpopular due to the cou…
Cracks emerge in the European consensus on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – As the European Union squabbled over refugees, Greek bailouts and austerity in past years, it showed striking unity in another area: its resolve to punish Russia for the annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in eastern Ukra…
In push for equal NATO status, Poland asks for flashpoint troops
WARSAW (Reuters) – At the height of the Cold War, NATO generals lost sleep over the “Fulda Gap”, a flat lowland area they identified as the easiest way for Warsaw Pact tanks to roll into Western Germany.
