SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according…
U.S. general: North Korea ICBM threat advancing faster than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. General Mark Milley, the chief of staff of the Army, said on Thursday that North Korea’s July 4 test of an…
Senate to vote on Russia sanctions bill; Putin threatens retaliation
WASHINGTON/SAVONLINNA, Finland (Reuters) – The United States Senate will vote on Thursday on a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia, a U.S. senator…
Thousands of worshippers surge into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, 113 injured
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of Muslim worshippers surged into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday and at least 113 were hurt in scuffles with police after…
Clashes kill four as Venezuelans protest vote for new congress
CARACAS/BARINAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Clashes between Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators have killed four people during the latest opposition-led strike to protest against an election…
After IS, Mosul rebuilds monuments, mosques – and society
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Faisal Jeber arrested and interrogated suspected Islamic State militants during the battle for Mosul. Now he is taking up a new…
Kremlin calls new U.S. sanctions ‘sad news’ for U.S.-Russia ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Proposed new U.S. sanctions against Russia are an extremely unfriendly act and sad news for Russia-U.S. relations and their further development, the…
Aleppo’s limping recovery shows limits of battered Syrian state
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – In eastern Aleppo, bodies still lie under the rubble, graveyards are full, people are short of electricity and bread, and some…
EU executive to start legal action against Poland over judiciary reform
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Wednesday it would start legal action against Poland over an overhaul of the judiciary that it says…
U.S. says progress with China on North Korea U.N. sanctions, true test is Russia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is making progress in talks with North Korean ally China on imposing new United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang…