Новости за 21.06.2018

The US border crisis is not about US immigration, it’s not about family separation which was always fated to be a quick and dirty policy that could be yanked the moment it delivers the goods. Just like how the Singapore summit that was "cancelled" was never really cancelled; it just allowed US to negotiate better […]

The defeat means Argentina have just one point from two games, meaning they will have to beat Nigeria in their last game and hope other results go their way.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Survivors have reported that about 220 migrants drowned off the coast of Libya in the last few days while trying to reach Europe, putting the death toll this year on that route to more than 1,000, the United Nations said on Thursday. The U.N.

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces pounded rebel-held areas of the southwest with artillery on Thursday, in a steady escalation by President Bashar al-Assad who has vowed to win back the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12,500 civilians had fled the town of Busra al-Hariri and nearby areas of Deraa province in the last two days

By David Brunnstrom and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that North Korea was blowing up four of its big test sites and that a process of "total denuclearisation ... has already started taking place" without providing any details

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak police have charged two people with forgery offences against a television station owned by Central European Media Enterprises , police said on Thursday. One of the men, former economy minister Pavol Rusko, denied the charges while the second man's lawyer said his client, businessman Marian Kocner, had made a formal complaint against the charges

GENEVA (Reuters) - Survivors have reported that about 220 people drowned off the coast of Libya in the last few days while trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday. In a statement it said that only five people survived the capsizing of a boat carrying 100 people on Tuesday, while the same day a rubber craft with 130 passengers sank, leading to 70 people drowning. On Wednesday a boat of refugees and migrants who were rescued reported... Читать дальше...

By Ayman al-Warfalli BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - East Libyan forces said on Thursday they had retaken the shuttered oil ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, hours after clashes resumed south of Ras Lanuf during a counter-attack by rival factions. Staff were evacuated from terminals in Libya's eastern oil crescent and exports were suspended last Thursday when armed opponents of eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar stormed the ports and occupied them. The fate of the ports, two of Libya's largest... Читать дальше...

By Andres Guerra Luz NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global benchmark Brent crude fell more than 2 percent on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, where producers were expected to boost output to stabilise prices. OPEC, however, was struggling to agree on raising output, with Saudi Arabia warning of supply shortages and price rallies but Iran holding out against a deal at the group's meeting on Friday. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said he still believes... Читать дальше...

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks around the world fell on Thursday and the U.S. dollar slipped from a peak as investors flocked to bonds after weak economic data and on worries about a U.S.-China trade war. Oil futures were lower before an OPEC meeting expected to increase the world's supply of crude and after a report of a large stockpile draw in the United States.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian authorities executed 15 arrest warrants on Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in highway contracts in the state of Sao Paulo, according to a statement from federal prosecutors and police. One of the targets was Laurence Casagrande Lourenco, former head of state-run Dersa, the company in charge of Sao Paulo's highways, court documents showed. Lourenco is currently the head of state-run utility Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo SA , widely known as Cesp. Читать дальше...

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday declined a request by President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort to suppress evidence seized by investigators for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office from a storage unit.

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's tough stance on Iran, new tariffs on European Union metal imports and U.S. demands for higher defence spending in Europe are part of a strategy to strengthen the West, a senior U.S.

By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The head of Romania's ruling Social Democrat party, Liviu Dragnea, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by the Supreme Court on Thursday for inciting others to abuse of office, prompting thousands to rally against his government. Dragnea, who is also speaker of the lower house, was found guilty of keeping two women on the payroll of a state agency in 2006-2013 even though they were employed by his party

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Vladimir Soldatkin and Ernest Scheyder VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC was struggling on Thursday to agree on raising oil output, with Saudi Arabia warning of supply shortages and price rallies but Iran holding out against a deal at the group's meeting the following day. A production increase of about 1 million barrels per day (bpd) or around 1 percent of global supply was emerging as the key proposal for the group and its allies, OPEC sources told Reuters, adding that Iran may agree under certain conditions. Читать дальше...

By Alex Lawler VIENNA (Reuters) - Ecuador's oil minister said he expects Friday's OPEC meeting to be difficult, citing disagreements on a possible increase in crude output and Iran's demand that the gathering discuss U.S. sanctions. The minister, Carlos Pérez, also said he did not expect OPEC and its partners to raise oil output by 1 million barrels per day - a figure mentioned by OPEC sources as a compromise - saying an increase of closer to 600,000 bpd was more likely

By Renita D. Young and Pratima Desai NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The price of gold rose slightly on Thursday, lifted off an early six-month low as the U.S

By Andres Guerra Luz NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global benchmark Brent crude extended losses on Thursday ahead of Friday's meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, where producers are expected to boost output.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Thursday he still believes OPEC cannot reach a compromise decision on raising oil output at its meeting the following day. "I don’t think we can reach agreement," Zanganeh told reporters

Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza fell in the second round of the Birmingham grasscourt tournament on Thursday to Barbora Strycova, the 24th ranked Czech.

The 18-year-old Manav Thakkar rattled his Swedish rival, ranked 223 places above him with an attacking display to win 11-9, 8-11, 11-8.

By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents separated at the U.S.-Mexico border after entering the country illegally, a first step to implementing his executive order reversing an administration policy that had drawn global condemnation.

By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border after entering the country illegally, a first step to implementing his executive order reversing a policy that had drawn global condemnation. Trump's announcement came as his wife, Melania, made a damage-control visit to a border detention facility in Texas where... Читать дальше...

By Tim Kelly FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - On a cold day in February, Takuto Okamoto guided his first tour group to a sight few outsiders had witnessed in person: the construction cranes looming over Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Seven years after a deadly tsunami ripped through the Tokyo Electric Power plant, Okamoto and other tour organisers are bringing curious sightseers to the region as residents who fled the nuclear catastrophe trickle back. Many returnees hope tourism will help... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey barred at least two European lawmakers from entering the country to participate in an election observation mission, prompting warnings about the transparency and fairness of presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. President Tayyip Erdogan is widely expected to win re-election on Sunday, after which the presidency will be given sweeping new executive powers.