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French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, creator of 'Shoah', dies at 92
PARIS (Reuters) - French filmmaker, writer and commentator Claude Lanzmann, best known for his searing documentary film "Shoah", a nine-and-a-half-hour oral history of the Holocaust, has died in Paris at the age of 92, his publishers Gallim...
China warns U.S. is 'opening fire' on the world with tariff threats
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect, as Beijing ramped up t...
Donald Trump's visit puts Britain's Brexit dependence on show
LONDON (Reuters) - When Donald Trump visits Britain next week, Prime Minister Theresa May will have to face a harsh reality: Brexit makes Britain more dependent than ever on an alliance with the most unpredictable U.S. president in living memory.
UK calls on Russia to give details of nerve attack after two more people struck down
AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - Britain called on Russia to give details about the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former double agent and his daughter after two British citizens were struck down with the same poison.
U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, China says
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as Beijing ramped up th...
Donald Trump's visit puts Brexit Britain's dependence on show
LONDON (Reuters) - When Donald Trump visits Britain next week, Prime Minister Theresa May will have to face a harsh reality: Brexit makes Britain more dependent than ever on an alliance with the most unpredictable U.S. president in living memory.
Inside Qatar's charm offensive to win over Washington
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - There was much bonhomie as a few dozen people, including members of Congress and U.S. administration officials, gathered last week for dinner in a posh Washington neighborhood in honor of Qatar's foreign minister.
Trump to meet Queen Elizabeth despite chorus of discontent
LONDON (Reuters) - When Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth next week, he will become the 12th U.S. President that the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in British history.
U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, says China
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as the two countries locked horns in a bitter trade...
On July Fourth, Americans celebrate life, liberty and the pursuit of hot dogs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans celebrated their nation's 242nd anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with concerts, parades and a voracious display of hot dog-eating prowess in New York, as many cities and towns held fireworks displays after...
China warns U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, the Chinese government warned on Thursday, saying Beijing will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as the two locked horns in a b...
Asian stocks wobbly before tariff deadline in Sino-U.S. trade row
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks were shaky while major currencies barely budged in early trade on Thursday, as financial markets remained in a state of anxious uncertainty on the eve of a U.S. deadline to slap tariffs on Chinese imports.
Asia stocks on edge before tariff deadline in Sino-U.S. trade row
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks got off to a cautious start on Thursday as investors remained nervous amid a looming deadline for Washington's proposed tariffs on Chinese imports, leaving financial markets in a state of anxious uncertainty.
McVey apologises for misleading parliament but keeps her job
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's welfare minister Esther McVey apologised on Wednesday for making misleading remarks to parliament about a controversial reform but did not publicly offer her resignation.
Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Russian spy was struck down
AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - Two British citizens were critically ill in hospital on Wednesday after they were poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent which struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain's top counter-terr...
On July 4th, Americans celebrate life, liberty and the pursuit of hot dogs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans celebrated their nation's 242nd anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with concerts, parades and a voracious display of hot dog-eating prowess in New York, as many cities and towns prepared for traditional fire...
Anti-terrorism police called in as unknown substance leaves two people critical
AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism officers joined a police investigation on Wednesday after two people were found in a critical condition from suspected exposure to an unknown substance near the English city where a former Russi...
China says will not fire first shot in trade war with U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will "absolutely not" fire the first shot in a trade war with the United States and will not be the first to levy tariffs, its finance ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. softens North Korea approach as Pompeo prepares for more nuclear talks
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States appears to have shelved an "all or nothing" approach to North Korean denuclearization as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepares to head back to North Korea this week hoping to agree a roa...
Trade worries dent stocks, yuan steadies
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks were flat on Wednesday amid growing anxiety ahead of Washington's end of week deadline to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, while the yuan steadied after China's central bank acted to calm investors.