(Reuters) – The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has imposed a quarantine on a visiting cruise ship, barring any passengers or crew from leaving the boat while in port, after a case…
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U.S. judge rules Spanish museum can keep Pissarro confiscated by Nazis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Madrid museum cannot be forced to return a Camille Pissarro painting that was seized by the Nazis from its Jewish owners during World War Two, despite the…
Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was little concrete…
Saudi coast guard rescues Iranian oil ship in Red Sea, no injuries: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi coast guard rescued an Iranian oil ship near Jeddah Islamic Port in the Red Sea, the Saudi Press news Agency (SPA) said early on Thursday. The 26-sailor crew…
Theresa May’s letter to dismissed defense secretary Williamson
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May fired Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday over the leak of information about Chinese telecoms company Huawei. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May…
Voters set to punish UK PM May’s Conservatives over Brexit delay
LONDON (Reuters) – English voters are expected to use local government elections on Thursday to punish Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party over its failure to deliver Brexit, revealing a divided and…
Explainer: Venezuela crisis puts Trump policy to the test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration faces a critical test of its Venezuela policy as opposition leader Juan Guaido, bolstered by vocal U.S. support, pressures the country’s military to abandon socialist President…
Forget ‘clean, sanitary’ election memes to win over Australia’s far right
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Radomir Kobryn-Coletti has no commitment to any political party, right or left, but his job right now is churning out incendiary Facebook memes for a controversial senator, wooing…
Venezuelan protests peter out as Maduro hangs on; U.S. and Russia squabble
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was little sign…
Saudi-led coalition attacks air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen raided an air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport, Saudi news agency SPA said on late on Wednesday. The raids targeted drone maintenance sites,…