First female ‘Doctor Who’ calls role ‘an absolute joy’
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - British actress Jodie Whittaker made her public debut on Thursday as the first female “Doctor Who,” saying casting a woman to lead the long-running sci-fi television series was inevitable. Appearing before some 6,000 fans at San Diego’s annual...
Putin accuses U.S. forces of trying to ruin Trump summit outcome
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused forces in the United States of trying to undermine the success of his first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, but said the two leaders had begun to improve U.S.-Russia ties anyway. Russia's...
Undaunted by criticism, Trump looks to next Putin meeting
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed forces within the United States on Thursday for marring what they called the success of their first summit, with Trump saying he looked forward to their second...
Two Eds better than one: Two Ed Sheerans seen in Berlin but real Ed stays away
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fans of British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran could not believe their eyes when they came to the unveiling of his wax figure in Berlin’s Madame Tussauds and saw him - or at least what they believed to be him - emerging from a limousine. The waxwork...
Trump, seeking to calm political storm over Putin summit, says he misspoke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki. Trump stunned...
Trump expects ‘big results,’ including North Korea, after Putin summit
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his meeting with Vladimir Putin would lead to “big results,” in a continuing bid to calm a storm over his failure to criticize the Russian leader for Moscow’s actions to undermine the 2016 U.S. election. U.S....
UK’s Princess Eugenie copies cousin Harry for October wedding
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Princess Eugenie will follow in the footsteps of her cousin Prince Harry and invite 1,200 members of the public to her wedding at Windsor Castle later this year, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Britain's Princess...
Kurt Cobain’s daughter says time for U.S. to get over mental health taboo
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Kurt Cobain’s daughter said on Tuesday the United States should overcome its taboo about mental health and addiction almost a quarter of century after her rock star father took his own life. Frances Bean Cobain was speaking in Ireland at the launch...
Russian establishment chalks up Trump summit as a win for Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s political and media establishment heralded talks between the Russian and U.S. leaders in Helsinki as a victory for Vladimir Putin in breaking down Western resolve to treat Russia as a pariah. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump receives a...
UK PM May’s spokesman says Trump’s meeting with Putin does not undermine transatlantic alliance
LONDON (Reuters) - A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said the outcome of President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday does not undermine the strength of the transatlantic alliance. FILE PHOTO:...