Exclusive: China rejects U.S. request for talks on airline website row
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how American airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a bilateral relationship alr…
Turkey’s Erdogan, alliance partner agree to lift state of emergency: Sabah
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his government alliance partner have agreed not to extend emergency rule when the current three-month period expires in July, the pro-government Sabah newspaper said on Thursday.
Leftist vows to cleanse Mexico of corruption, with victory beckoning
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The hot favorite to win Mexico’s presidency, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, vowed to root out corruption and pacify the gang-ravaged country with a sweeping anti-establishment speech to a stadium full of supporters at his campaign…
U.S. forces, British divers join search for boys missing in Thai cave
CHIANG RAI (Reuters) – U.S. forces and British divers have arrived in Thailand to help in the search for 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach believed trapped by floodwaters in a cave, as rescuers prepared to drill a shaft into the cave on the fifth da…
Australia forced to shelve $48 billion company tax cut as senators scuttle bills
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia center-right government was forced on Thursday to shelve for at least two months its plans to cut company taxes by around A$65 billion ($47.79 billion) after failing to get enough support from lawmakers.
Korean Air chief appears for questioning over suspected tax evasion
SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Chairman Cho Yang-ho appeared on Thursday at the prosecutor’s office for questioning over allegations of tax evasion and other financial crimes, as South Korea’s family-owned conglomerates face growing scrutiny.
Trump will meet with Italian prime minister at White House on July 30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at the White House on July 30, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
Venezuela’s Maduro calls Pence a ‘poisonous viper’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday called U.S. Vice President Mike Pence a “viper” and vowed to defeat what he called Washington’s attempts to force him from power.
Deported after Trump order, Central Americans grieve for lost children
CHOLOMA, Honduras (Reuters) – Before deporting him in shackles last week, U.S. immigration agents handed Honduran asylum-seeker Melvin Garcia his few possessions and a small blue wallet belonging to Daylin, the 12-year-old daughter they had taken from …
Korean Air chief appears for questioning at South Korean prosecutors’ office
SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Chairman Cho Yang-ho appeared on Thursday at the prosecutor’s office for questioning on tax evasion and other charges.
