Image copyright EPA Image caption Palestinian witnesses say a building was struck in Gaza City - Israel says it hit militant training sites Israel has carried out its biggest attack against Hamas militant targets in Gaza since the war in 2014, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.The raids were a response to rockets fired into Israel,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking site Twitter Inc on Saturday suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. A copy of the grand jury indictment against 12 Russian intelligence officers is seen after being filed in U.S. District Court by prosecutors…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The leaders will reportedly discuss US-Russia relations and national security issues on Monday A summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will go ahead as planned despite tension over Moscow's alleged election meddling, the White House says.The pair will meet for talks in the Finnish capital,…
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 128 people at an election rally in southwestern Pakistan in the second election-related attack on Friday, officials said, amid growing tensions over ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s return ahead of the July 25 vote. The bombing was the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over three years…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMays greet Trumps for UK black-tie dinner Donald Trump has said the UK will "probably not" get a trade deal with the US, if the prime minister's Brexit plan goes ahead.He told The Sun the PM's plan would "probably kill the deal" as it would mean the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it would appeal a federal judge’s approval of AT&T Inc’s (T.N) $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner, raising the prospect barely a month after the deal closed that it could be undone. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with AT&T logo is seen in front of displayed Time…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The first day of the summit saw tense exchanges over defence spending Nato leaders plan to turn their attentions to the conflict in Afghanistan, on the second day of a summit so far dominated by demands from President Donald Trump.Mr Trump on Wednesday urged Nato allies to commit 4%…
(Reuters) - The U.S. rights group that won a court order to force officials to reunite parents who had been separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border said on Wednesday it was still unclear if the government had fully met the first deadline. Acting on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union,…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Neither the US nor China appear willing to back down The US has ramped up its trade war with China, listing $200bn (£150bn) worth of additional products it plans to place tariffs on as soon as September.The move comes just days after the two countries imposed tit-for-tat tariffs of…
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Thais reacted with relief, gratitude and exhilaration on Wednesday after the successful rescue of the last group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave complex, ending an 17-day ordeal that gripped Thailand and the world. Rescue workers take out equipment after 12 soccer players and their…