Pro-Brexit Trade Minister Liam Fox Rips British Businesses as 'Too Lazy, Too Fat' and other top stories.

• Pro-Brexit Trade Minister Liam Fox Rips British Businesses as 'Too Lazy, Too Fat'

  

  LONDON — Britain as a trading nation has become "too lazy and too fat" and business leaders are more interested in playing golf on Friday afternoons than in seeking new export markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox was recorded saying. Fox, who was a prominent campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union and says the country must forge new trading relationships with the rest of the world, was recorded making the comments during a drinks party with activists. Britain'..

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• now reading: Trump's Praise for Putin Galls Both Parties

  

  In his campaign for president, Donald Trump has not balked at breaking from longstanding party tradition, nor has he shied away from upending diplomatic protocol.  But the Republican nominee’s sustained embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin, highlighted this week in a candidates’ forum on NBC, has stunned political leaders of both parties who view Putin as a stark adversary. Trump’s stance could also trigger broader global consequences, veering from established American policy on Russia to..

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• Jailed PKK Leader to Meet With Family for Eid

  

  ISTANBUL — Turkey's state-run news agency says the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish rebels will be allowed to meet with family during an upcoming Islamic holiday.The Anadolu Agency reported Saturday that Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK, has been granted permission to see his brother during Eid al-Adha.The festival started Saturday, but the visit's timing was classified.Ocalan's last visitors, in April, were members of the Council of Europe's Committee fo..

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• North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities 'Speeding Up,' Warns South

  

  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday that North Korea’s nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state’s fifth nuclear test carried out in defiance of U.N. sanctions. North Korea conducted its biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. The test proved North Korean ..

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• Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves

  

  Media captionJohn Kerry: "If this arrangement holds then we will see a significant reduction in violence across Syria" Russia and the US have agreed to co-ordinate air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria, part of a detailed agreement to reduce the violence there. The plan will begin with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Syrian forces will end combat missions in specified opposition-held areas.Russia and the US will then establish a joint centre to combat jihadist ..

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• House Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia; White House Hints at Veto

  

  Video Why Saudis Should Be Subject to 9/11 Suits Representative Ted Poe laid out the rationale for a bill, approved by the House, allowing families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. By REUTERS on Publish Date September 9, 2016. Photo by Al Drago/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video » WASHINGTO..

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• Top Saudi Cleric Will Not Deliver Hajj Sermon

  

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's top cleric will not be delivering this year's prestigious hajj sermon on Sunday for the first time in more than three decades.Al-Riyadh newspaper reported Saturday that Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, who has delivered the sermon since 1981, will be replaced by Sheikh Saleh bin Hamid.Hamid previously served as chairman of the top consultative Shura Council and was appointed to the Supreme Judicial Council before serving as a royal adviser. The ne..

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• Factory Fire In Bangladesh Kills At Least 21

  

  Enlarge this image Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at a packaging factory in the industrial zone of Tongi on Saturday. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Firefighters try to extinguish the fire at a packaging factory in the industrial zone of Tongi on Saturday. Anadolu A..

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