North Korea fires three ballistic missiles in new show of force
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 km (300-360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country….
EU’s Tusk tells Britain’s May he wants ‘velvet divorce’ after Brexit vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council head Donald Tusk told Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday that he hoped to bring about a “velvet divorce” after Britain’s historic vote last month to leave the European Union.
Myanmar’s military investigates a ‘war crime’ in an era of reform
MONG YAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – The first and second bodies pulled from the shallow grave in northern Myanmar didn’t belong to Aik Chin’s missing son. Nor, he prayed, did the third, whose face was unrecognizable from a severe beating.
Gunmen kill eight fishermen in popular Mexican surf resort
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen killed eight fishermen in the popular Mexican surf resort of Puerto Escondido late on Monday, prosecutors said, in a rare shooting for a part of the country that has largely avoided serious gang violence.
Kerry says U.S. and Russia plan ‘concrete’ Syria steps
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States and Russia have planned “concrete steps” for the direction they will take in Syria.
French lawmakers urged to unite on emergency rule after Nice attack
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government, smarting from accusations that it did not do enough to prevent last week’s deadly truck attack in Nice, asked lawmakers on Tuesday to extend a period of emergency rule that gives police greater search-and-arrest p…
Boris Johnson refuses to apologize for ‘thesaurus’ of insults
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday it would take far too long for him to apologize for the “rich thesaurus” of rude comments and insults he has directed at world leaders and others over the years.
Hunger, looting and now suspected cholera hit South Sudan
GENEVA (Reuters) – Dozens of people have fallen ill with suspected cholera in South Sudan’s capital of Juba, while a U.N. food warehouse was looted and destroyed, incurring $20 million of damage, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s Erdogan beats foes for now, but at high cost to stability
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, whose fate was in the balance as rebel soldiers tried to topple him, has triumphed against his enemies and quickly reasserting his grip on power. But the failed military coup is further polarizing …
Kerry enters No.10 with a bang for talks with new UK PM
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry entered 10 Downing Street with a bang on Tuesday, before expressing amazement at the rapidity with which new British Prime Minister Theresa May had taken up residence.
