Anti-corruption watchdogs wonder: ‘Who is funding Mexico’s presidential candidates?’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s three leading presidential candidates have not declared a single peso in direct private financial contributions to their election campaigns, federal records show, raising concerns from corruption watchdogs about the pot…
Mattis reassures uneasy Japan over U.S.-North Korea talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to reassure Japan on Friday that Washington was mindful of its interests in talks with North Korea, during a stop in Tokyo that underscored the close U.S. ally’s concerns about the negotiations…
China assures EU of good intent at Eastern Europe summits
BEIJING (Reuters) – China recognizes that there are worries about its cooperation with Central and Eastern European countries, but is not seeking to undermine the European Union, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday ahead of a leaders’ summit in Bu…
Thai PM visits cave where boys’ soccer team feared trapped
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – As a search in northern Thailand for 12 boys and their soccer coach missing inside a flooded cave entered a sixth day on Friday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha visited the site, offering encouragement to rescuers and …
EU struggles to bridge migration rift at tense summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European leaders struggled to overcome deep divisions on migration at a tense EU summit that dragged into the early morning hours of Friday before yielding vague pledges to strengthen external borders and explore new migrant center…
EU leaders agree on migration after late-night summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders reached an agreement on migration after almost 10 hours of chaotic talks in Brussels over the sensitive issue threatening their union and zone of free travel, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s gove…
EU leaders agree to extend economic sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Friday to extend their economic sanctions against Russia for annexing Crimea from Kiev and backing rebels fighting government troops in east Ukraine, an EU official said.
Mattis reassures Japan over North Korea talks, cites abductees
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offered solidarity with Japan on Friday over Japanese abductees being held in North Korea, as he sought to reassure the close U.S. ally that Washington was mindful of its interests during talks with P…
Malaysia freezes bank accounts of Najib’s party in 1MDB probe: media
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s anti-graft agency has frozen bank accounts of the political party once led by former premier Najib Razak as part of its probe into beleaguered state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd, media reported on Friday.
U.S. forces chief says South Korea paid for 90 percent of biggest overseas base
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Reuters) – The chief of the U.S. military forces commended South Korea for shouldering nearly all the cost of building the largest U.S. overseas military base, in a speech at the formal opening of the new headquarters in Pyeong…
