1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (210+ words) SEOUL, July 16 (Reuters) – China’s Wang Huning, a Communist Party Politburo standing committee member, held talks in Pyongyang ​with Jo Yong Won, a top ‌official of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, the North Korean state media KCNA reported on Thursday. The…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (837+ words) By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) – The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence related to China and its ability to interfere in U.S. elections that some Trump officials worry could be misleading, according to…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (498+ words) PARIS, July 15 (Reuters) – French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on a bill that would create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The proposed legislation would, under strict conditions,…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago  (601+ words) WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the top U.S. spy, Jay Clayton, appears at his delayed confirmation hearing on Wednesday, and lawmakers said they planned to grill him about his recent subpoenas of New York Times…...

20+ hour, 28+ min ago  (469+ words) WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, citing frustration with the Iran war and President Donald Trump’s failure to consult with Congress about his decision to send U.S. forces into the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (617+ words) By Timothy Gardner and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled an updated version of the Russia sanctions bill, championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, which eases the original proposal’s tariff threat on China, India and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (442+ words) By Javi West Larrañaga and Michel Rose MADRID/PARIS July 14 (Reuters) – Spain has apologised for a column penned by conservative former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy contending that France’s men’s soccer team lacked French players, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel ​Albares said…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (196+ words) WARSAW, July 14 (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday it seemed very unlikely that ​peace in Ukraine would be reached ‌soon and he expected Russia to extend the conflict at least until the winter. He said he had…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (207+ words) WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded a $10 billion ​freeze on child care subsidies and ‌social services funding for five states governed by Democrats after legal obstacles got in the way of the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (885+ words) By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – Republican South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday appointed the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham to fill his vacant Senate seat until the first week of January. Darline Graham…...