Month: May 2019

Protesters set fire to U.S. Embassy in Honduras in second day of demonstrations Soldiers extinguish burning tires, set alight at the entrance of the U.S. embassy by demonstrators during a protest against President Juan Orlando Hernandez government’s plans to privatise healthcare and education, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Protesters torched the access gate to the U.S. Embassy in the Honduran capital on Friday during a second day of major protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez. The protesters set fire to the entrance of the…

Trump says Boris Johnson would be 'very good' as next UK prime minister LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Boris Johnson’s campaign to be Britain’s next prime minister and urged all candidates to pledge to boost defence spending, in a striking intervention ahead of his state visit next week. FILE PHOTO: Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is running to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, leaves his home in London, Britain, May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo “I think Boris would do a…

Saudi King Salman says will resolutely confront aggressive threats FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 30, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said that a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca on Friday would seek to confront threats and work for the future of Arab and Islamic states. “We will resolutely confront aggressive threats and subversive activities,” King Salman said on…

Cruise line Carnival seeks dismissal of U.S. lawsuits over Cuba docks HAVANA (Reuters) - Cruise line Carnival Corp is asking a U.S. court to dismiss lawsuits that claim the company profited from confiscated Cuban property, the first such cases brought since the Trump administration made them possible this month. FILE PHOTO: People look at the arrival of U.S. Carnival cruise ship Adonia at the Havana bay, the first cruise liner to sail between the United States and Cuba since Cuba’s 1959 revolution, Cuba, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Two U.S….