Trump says ‘only one thing will work’ with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said “only one thing will work” in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results.
Hurricane Nate targets U.S. Gulf Coast after raking Central America
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Hurricane Nate strengthened on Saturday as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to power into the U.S. central Gulf Coast to the east of New Orleans as a Category 2 storm after killing at least 30 people in Central…
Turkey backs Syrian rebels for ‘serious operation’ in Idlib
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel fighters are launching a major military operation backed by Turkish forces into a northwestern area of Syria largely controlled by jihadists, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
Conservative plotters told to get behind May amid Brexit fears
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party who are trying to oust her as leader have been told to “shut up” by senior party members, including potential rival Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign minister.
Gunman attacks Saudi security forces at gate of Jeddah royal palace
RIYADH (Reuters) – Two Saudi guards were shot dead and three others injured on Saturday morning when a man drove up to the gate of the royal palace in Jeddah and began shooting, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news.
On Putin’s birthday, opposition activists protest, call for him to quit
MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Police detained more than 200 opposition activists on Saturday for taking part in a wave of anti-Kremlin protests across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, ahead of a presidential election in …
Spaniards take to streets as Catalonia independence tensions rise
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people gathered across Spain on Saturday as Catalonia prepared to declare independence, many dressed in white and calling for talks to defuse Spain’s worst political crisis for decades.
Eleven injured in car crash near London museum, terrorism ruled out
LONDON (Reuters) – Eleven people were injured on Saturday when a car collided with pedestrians near London’s Natural History Museum, in one of the capital’s busiest tourist areas, but police doused fears it was a terrorist attack, saying it was a road …
Trump reaches out to Democrats to do ‘great’ healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had called the top Senate Democrat to probe interest in working on a “great” healthcare bill to replace Obamacare, after his fellow Republicans’ failed attempts to roll back th…
Danish divers find missing body parts of Swedish journalist
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish police said on Saturday divers had found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor’s homemade submarine.