China hopes North Korea leader’s summits with Trump, Moon will defuse tension
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat hopes that planned summits between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the presidents of South Korea and the United States will “take the fuse” out of the situation on the Korean peninsula.
Malaysia’s Najib dissolves parliament paving way for tough election
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, more than two months before the end of his five-year term, paving the way for a general election.
Malaysian PM Najib to announce dissolution of parliament at 0330 GMT: media
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will announce the dissolution of parliament at 0330 GMT on Friday (11.30 p.m. ET, Thursday), paving the way for a general election, local media reported.
Venezuela halts commercial ties with Panama, suspends Copa flights
CARACAS/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Thursday it was halting commercial relations with Panamanian officials and companies, including regional airline Copa, for alleged involvement in money laundering, prompting both countries to recall the…
Malaysia’s Najib attends cabinet meeting ahead of expected election announcement
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived at his office in Putrajaya on Friday to chair a meeting of cabinet ministers, the state news agency Bernama reported, ahead of an expected announcement on the dissolution of parliame…
Exclusive: U.S. willing to talk trade with China, no session set yet – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is willing to negotiate with China on trade, but only if talks are serious, as previous attempts produced little progress, a senior U.S. official told Reuters late on Thursday as trade tensions between the two n…
Venezuela cuts commercial ties with Panama officials, firms
CARACAS/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Thursday it was halting commercial relations with Panamanian officials and companies, including regional airline Copa, for alleged involvement in money laundering, prompting Panama to recall its ambassa…
South Africa’s Zuma to appear in court on corruption charges
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) – Former South African president Jacob Zuma is due to appear in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal, a scandal from the 1990s that has come back to haunt him within weeks of his…
South Korean court to deliver verdict on ousted Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court is set to deliver its verdict on former President Park Geun-hye on Friday with prosecutors seeking a 30-year jail term over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country’s con…
‘You’ll be sorry,’ Russia tells Britain at U.N. nerve agent attack meeting
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia told Britain at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that “you’re playing with fire and you’ll be sorry” over its accusations that Moscow was to blame for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.
