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Kim Jong Un's art of the deal - make friends for spare parts
MOSCOW (Reuters) - On a shelf in a cramped office on the outskirts of Moscow, businessman Igor Michurin has a framed photograph of himself shaking hands with one of his important customers - a North Korean embassy official whom Michurin calls Lee.
Japan PM seeks Trump's assurances over North Korea in latest two-way chat
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to draw on his close ties with President Donald Trump in talks on Thursday, will urge the U.S. leader not to forget Tokyo's security concerns in his drive for a historic deal with Nor...
Democrats beat vote quirk to challenge Republicans in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) - California Democrats overcame quirks in the state's electoral system and managed to mount challenges to Republicans in most key Congressional races, as voters in eight U.S. states chose candidates f...
Asia stocks climb as techs lift Wall Street, Italy still a worry
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday after tech sector strength lifted Wall Street shares while concerns about Italy's debt prompted investors to move into lower-risk government debt elsewhere, pushing U.S. Treasury yields down from...
Voters in eight states choose candidates in battle for Congress
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) - Establishment-backed Democrats muscled past liberal challengers in key New Jersey congressional races on Tuesday, results showed, as voters in eight U.S. states, including crucial California, chose candi...
Scores more homes destroyed by lava flow on Hawaii's Big Island
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A growing river of molten rock flowing from a fissure at the foot of Kilauea Volcano is believed to have demolished scores of additional homes and filled in a small bay at the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, civil d...
Pressuring May, Labour tries to force new single market deal
LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour Party threw down the gauntlet to Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit on Tuesday, offering potential rebels in her Conservative Party a way to defy her by voting for a new single market deal with the EU.
Exclusive: China's ZTE signed preliminary agreement to lift U.S. ban: sources
(Reuters) - ZTE Corp has signed an agreement in principle that would lift a U.S. Commerce Department ban on buying from U.S. suppliers, allowing China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker to get back into business, according to sources fam...
California, New Jersey voters set stage for U.S. congressional elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) - Voters in eight U.S. states will select candidates for November's midterm elections on Tuesday, with Democrats eyeing more than a dozen Republican-controlled seats in California and New Jersey as cr...
Britain clears way for Murdoch to battle Comcast for Sky
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch faces a 22 billion pound ($29.3 billion) fight with U.S. cable company Comcast for European pay-TV company Sky after Britain cleared his bid providing he sells off its TV news business.
Hollywood mogul Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault, his lawyer said, in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerge...
Voters in California, New Jersey primaries play big role in November U.S. elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) - Voters in competitive congressional districts in New Jersey and California will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose candidates in primary elections that will shape the fight to control the U.S. Congress...
Film producer Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape: media
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerged last year, New Y...
Ministers back new Heathrow runway
LONDON (Reuters) - Ministers backed plans for a new runway at London's Heathrow airport on Tuesday, opening the way for a parliamentary vote after decades of delays, although the project could still face challenges before building starts.
Tech stocks at record high as FAANGs and BATTS bite
LONDON (Reuters) - World tech stocks hit a record high on Tuesday, spurred on by a new all-time peak for Apple, a 17-year top for European tech firms and news that Twitter and Netflix were set to join Wall Street's flagship S&P 500 index.
Exclusive: At delicate moment, U.S. weighs warship passage through Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials say, in a move that could provoke a sharp reaction from Beijing at a time when Sino-U.S. ties are under pressure from trade disputes a...
California, New Jersey primaries crucial to November U.S. elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRINCETON, N.J. (Reuters) - Voters in competitive congressional districts in New Jersey and California will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose candidates in primary elections that will shape the fight to control the U.S. Congress...
Film producer Harvey Weinstein due to enter plea on rape charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to enter a plea in a New York court on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault, the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accuse...
Guatemalan families continue search for victims after volcano eruption
EL RODEO, GUATEMALA (Reuters) - The death toll from a volcanic eruption in Guatemala rose to 69 on Monday as family members desperately searched for the missing in makeshift morgues and on streets blanketed with ash.
UK ministers expected to approve new Heathrow runway
LONDON (Reuters) - Senior British ministers are set to approve a new runway at London's Heathrow airport, paving the way for lawmakers to vote on the issue later this month, and building to start in the coming years.