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North Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit - U.S. official

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said, a move analysts said on Monday could support efforts by the North's young leader to jump-start economic development and engage with the world. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Hj6P9n

Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in more than four decades, officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2sAFGtr

U.S. urges China to come clean on Tiananmen anniversary

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States urges China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Jl3Cvp

Iran calls on world to stand up to Trump, save nuclear deal

LONDON (Reuters) - The world should stand up to Washington's bullying behavior, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear deal after a U.S. exit. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Lec6kY

At least 48 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 48 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia's coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, officials said on Sunday, one of the worst migrant boat accidents in recent years. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Jb2ln5

Hong Kong former lawmakers sentenced to one month in jail

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced two former lawmakers to four weeks in jail for unlawful assembly inside the legislature while they were still lawmakers, further sapping the energy of political activists in the Chinese-ruled territory. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2kMU0M0

Police clear out two more migrant camps in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - French police began on Monday to clear out two illegal refugee camp sites in Paris, following a similar operation last week, in the government's latest attempt to deal with a migrant influx that France has been facing for the past three years. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2kJKPvB