City of London’s ‘Brexiteers’ regroup for battle
LONDON (Reuters) – Almost two decades ago, property investor Richard Tice was among a group of financiers engaged in a campaign to stop Britain from joining the euro single currency. Now he is fighting another battle – to bring Britain out of the European Union.
Italy’s big cities elect mayors, in test for PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Voters in Italy’s largest cities go to the polls on Sunday in local elections that could weaken Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who is struggling to spur economic growth and create jobs.
Turkish PM says solution to political impasse is ballot box
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday his ruling AK Party aimed to push through constitutional change for a presidential system through parliament, but would turn to the ballot box if there was political impasse on …
Islamic State faces major assaults on two fronts in Iraq, Syria
SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF FALLUJA, Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents faced major assaults on two fronts in both Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in what could prove to be some of the biggest operations to roll back their caliphate since they …
After five decades, Australian soldiers killed in Vietnam War come home
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The remains of 33 Australian soldiers killed during the Vietnam War and buried in Malaysia and Singapore returned to rest in Australia on Thursday, in one of the country’s largest single repatriation operations.
Venezuela slams Americas bloc suspension threat as ‘imperialist’ plot
CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government said on Wednesday a move by the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) to censure the country for breaching democratic norms is an “imperialist” scheme…
China tells U.S., don’t let allies set South China Sea policy
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States should not decide its policy on the South China Sea based on what its allies think, and should stick to its promises not to take sides in the dispute, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday ahead of Sino-U.S. s…
India, Westinghouse in ‘advanced’ talks to close nuclear deal – ambassador
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp’s Westinghouse Electric and India are in “advanced discussions” for the company to build six nuclear reactors there, the country’s ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday, ahead of Indian Prime Minister Nar…
U.N. council condemns North Korea missile launches, threatens action
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned three recent failed ballistic missile tests by North Korea and threatened to take further “significant measures.”
U.S. military sees Afghan talks with new Taliban leader unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday that talks with the Afghan Taliban on ending the war in Afghanistan are unlikely any time soon after the militant group chose a conservative religious scholar as its new leader.
