‘A new history starts now’ as leaders of two Koreas begin summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – Smiling and holding hands, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries on Friday in the first summit for the two Koreas in over a decade….
U.S. air force says trains in vicinity of South China Sea
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have carried out training in the vicinity of the South China Sea and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, the Air Force said on Friday, in what a Chinese newspaper linked to China’s drills near …
Three U.S. senators move to block F-35 transfers to Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. senators introduced a measure on Thursday aimed at blocking the transfer of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey, a NATO ally and one of nine partner nations involved in producing the high-tech, radar-…
Leaders of two Koreas head for historic summit at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – The leaders of the two Koreas made their way to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries early on Friday, seeking to end their decades-long conflict and ease tensions over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
Merkel visits Trump without illusions, but with hope
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel visits U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday with no illusions of matching his “special relationship” with France’s Emmanuel Macron, but hoping to foster a broader dialogue on trade – one of a batch of tri…
Venezuela, Panama to restore envoys and resume airline service
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela and Panama will restore ambassadors and allow for the resumption of airline service, turning the page on a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, they said on Thursday.
Venezuela, Panama to restore envoys, resume airline service: Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela and Panama will restore ambassadors and allow for the resumption of airline service, turning the page on a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told reporters on Thursday.
South, North Korea to hold first summit in decade at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to cross his country’s heavily militarised border with South Korea on Friday for the first intra-Korea summit in more than a decade, as the old foes seek to end their decades-long conflict and ea…
Boko Haram attack in northeastern city repelled, Nigeria military says
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian forces repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants in the northeast city of Maiduguri on Thursday, the military said in a statement, the second such clash in a month.
Algeria worried about rise in illegal migrants as Europe tightens controls
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria expects to get more illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa after the European Union made it more difficult to reach Europe by boat, the country’s interior minister said on Thursday.
