Malaysia’s Anwar walks free after royal pardon, meets Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian reformist Anwar Ibrahim was granted a full pardon on Wednesday and walked free from a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, capping dramatic changes in the Southeast Asian country since the government was ousted in an elec…
Novartis ditches lawyer as head rolls over Trump lawyer deal
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis General Counsel Felix Ehrat will leave the Swiss drugmaker over his role in a $1.2 million contract it struck with the lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, saying on Wednesday the pact was legal but an error.
Last missing Polish miner found dead: JSW
WARSAW (Reuters) – Rescuers searching for Polish miners trapped almost a kilometer underground since a tunnel collapsed 11 days ago have found the body of the last missing man, taking to five the death toll in the incident, coal company JSW said on Wed…
Indonesia police shoot dead four men after attack on Riau HQ
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police shot dead four men on Wednesday after they used samurai swords to attack officers at Riau police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, a police spokesman said.
Jailed Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim walks free after royal pardon
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian reformist Anwar Ibrahim was granted a full pardon on Wednesday and walked out of a hospital in Kuala Lumpur just a week after his alliance scored a shock victory in a general election.
North Korea says may reconsider summit with Trump, suspends talks with South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threw next month’s summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump into doubt on Wednesday, threatening weeks of diplomatic progress by saying it may reconsider if Washington insists it unilaterally gives up its…
For Pentagon, South Korea drills became a crucial but quiet endeavor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Before North Korea’s condemnation of U.S.-South Korea military drills, even U.S. policy wonks who follow every twist and turn of events on the Korean peninsula probably did not know much about them. That was no accident.
Indonesia police shoot dead three men after attack on Riau HQ: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police shot dead three men on Wednesday after one attacked them with a samurai sword, wounding two officers, at Riau police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, an internal police report said.
Indonesia police shoot man after ‘sharp weapon’ used in attack: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police shot a man on Wednesday after he attacked them with a “sharp weapon” at Riau police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, wounding two officers, online news site Detik reported, citing police.
Mexican leftist frontrunner extends lead for presidency: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador extended his lead to more than 12 points over his nearest rival ahead of the July 1 vote, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
