By Dave Graham and Robin Respaut SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor met with mayors from around the ravaged island on Saturday after surveying damage to an earthen dam in the northwestern part of the U.S. territory that was threatening to collapse from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Some 70,000 […]
By William James and Isla Binnie FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May set out a plan on Friday to retain full access to the EU’s single market for two years after Brexit to try to reassure business and reset the tone of stalled negotiations with Brussels. But her proposals for such a transition, […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Saturday that he had been disappointed by British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech, adding to a downbeat reception from France ahead of the resumption of Brexit negotiations next week. “We heard nothing concrete. It is time for the government of Great Britain to clearly state under […]
By John Irish and Yara Bayoumy UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – At the entrance to the United Nations building in New York a sign advertises an upcoming party to celebrate the end of the annual gathering of world leaders. Next to it a weathered box with crumpled papers urges people to donate for Syrian refugees. The […]
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said on Saturday another member of its leadership had been shot dead, execution-style, this time at a Lonmin owned-mine on the platinum belt in the west of the country. A senior official of the union was shot and killed outside an Impala Platinum […]
WOLFENBUETTEL, Germany (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Saturday described British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech as “disappointing”, saying it offered no concrete details on how Britain wants to structure its exit from the European Union. “I found the speech disappointing,” Gabriel told reporters in the northern German city of Woelfenbuettel. “We […]
By Yara Bayoumy UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister said on Saturday that victory was within reach in the country and that Damascus hoped de-escalation zones will help reach a cessation of hostilities. “The liberation of Aleppo and Palmyra, the lifting of the siege of Deir Ezzor and the eradication of terrorism from many […]
By Ana Nicolaci da Costa and Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s ruling National Party won the largest number of votes in the country’s general election on Saturday, securing a comfortable margin over the Labour Party after what had promised to be the most hotly contested race in recent history. National and Labour had […]
By Raya Jalabi ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurds are expected to vote for independence in a referendum on Monday that neighboring countries and Western powers fear could break up the country and stir broader regional ethnic and sectarian conflict. Kurdish flags – a red, white and green tricolor emblazoned with a golden sun – […]
