Browsing Tag
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France’s President Emmanuel Macron that talks on a post Brexit deal cannot drag on into the autumn, as the French leader visited London to mark the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s … Continue reading Brexit deadline looms over day of Anglo-French solidarity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Mexican companies and individuals and two oil tankers under a program meant to pressure the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Tim Ahmann … Continue reading U.S. sanctions Mexican firms, individuals over links to Venezuela
LONDON (Reuters) – Standing apart on either side of a strip of red carpet outside Number 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron demonstrated the unusual reality of international diplomacy in the coronavirus era. Macron’s … Continue reading Diplomacy in the time of coronavirus: Johnson and Macron trade bows, thumbs up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served the Confederacy will be removed from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. The portraits will be removed on Friday, the Juneteenth holiday marking … Continue reading Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed: Pelosi
AMMAN (Reuters) – Palestinian refugee Um Zeid spends her days at home in the sprawling Baqaa camp in Jordan sewing colorful dresses which gives her an income and keeps tradition alive. Models present traditional Palestinian dresses at Al Hanouneh society … Continue reading Dressmakers keep Palestinian tradition alive in refugee camp in Jordan
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – NATO will investigate French accusations that Turkey’s navy failed to respond to an allied call for inspection this month in the Mediterranean, the alliance chief said on Thursday, an incident Paris suspects involved Turkish arms smuggling to … Continue reading NATO to investigate Mediterranean incident between French, Turkish warships
(Reuters) – Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of slain President John F. Kennedy, who as U.S. ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s played a pivotal role in the Northern Irish peace process, died on Wednesday at age 92. … Continue reading Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, is dead at 92
LONDON (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron visited London on Thursday for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s call for wartime resistance, and to discuss Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. … Continue reading Macron visits London to mark de Gaulle’s WW2 resistance call and talk Brexit
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served … Continue reading Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed: Pelosi
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Many directors would have been devastated when their plans to show their first feature at the Cannes Film Festival were wrecked by the spread of COVID-19. A general view of the set of the movie “Broken keys” … Continue reading Lebanese film director keeps faith after COVID-19 dashes Cannes dreams
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Thursday said they were considering next steps, including a subpoena, on how to respond to allegations by former top White House aide John Bolton that President Donald Trump sought foreign help to get re-elected. … Continue reading Democrats consider next steps after Bolton revelations on Trump
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours. India, which controls the region … Continue reading Nepal’s parliament approves map including territory controlled by India
