Cubans wary of future as lawmakers meet to replace Castro
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban lawmakers were set to start a two-day session on Wednesday to name the first non-Castro president in more than 40 years, ushering in younger Communist leaders who will be under pressure to bring greater prosperity and revitaliz…
South Korea says discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Wednesday it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a peace agreement, as U.S. officials confirmed an unprecedented top-level meeting with the North Korean leader.
Castro’s successor seen as unlikely to bring sweeping change to Cuba
SANTA CLARA/HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) – The man likely to become Cuba’s next president is from a younger generation of leaders and has advocated modernizing the island but he is also a longtime Communist Party apparatchik who is not expected to push for s…
Taiwan says Beijing ‘saber rattling’ as China starts military drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing was using “cheap verbal intimidation and saber rattling” to threaten Taiwan, as China’s military began live-fire drills in the sensitive Taiwan Strait amid growing tension.
Trump Tweets support for American pastor on trial in Turkey
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his support on Tuesday for Pastor Andrew Brunson, who is on trial in Turkey on charges he was linked to a group accused of orchestrating a failed 2016 military coup, in a case that has compounded strains i…
South Korea says considering way to change armistice with North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office said on Wednesday it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a more peaceful agreement.
Trump’s CIA chief in secret meeting with North Korean leader: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State nominee and CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to discuss a planned summit with U.S. President…
Nephew of Colombia ex-rebel to collaborate with U.S. in drug case: sources
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The nephew of a former commander from Colombia’s FARC rebels has traveled to the United States to testify to U.S. authorities about a plot to sell 10 tonnes of cocaine to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, Colombian law enforcement sources sai…
South Korean customs looking into Korean Air ‘nut rage’ family
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s customs agency is looking into accusations that the youngest daughter of Korean Air Lines’ chairman, and other family members, did not pay customs duties on luxury goods brought into the country, the agency said on Wedne…
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned visit by global chemical weapons experts on Wednesday to look into a suspected poison gas attack that …
