Protest mounts over Malaysian PM’s plan to redraw electoral map
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday introduced a controversial proposal in parliament to redraw electoral boundaries that critics say will give the ruling coalition an easy win in the upcoming elections.
We must avoid new Cold War: German government’s Russia expert
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants to keep up a dialogue with Moscow despite joining Western expulsions of Russian diplomats and must avoid a new Cold War, the German government’s coordinator for Russia said in a newspaper interview.
Australian government says not planning to boycott World Cup
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop clarified some earlier comments on Wednesday by saying the country had no plans to boycott the soccer World Cup in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain.
China says North Korea pledges denuclearization during friendly visit
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold its friendship with its isolated…
May calls for ‘long-term response’ to Russia after spy poisoning
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Tuesday for a “long-term response” by the West to the security threat from Russia as NATO followed member states in expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a double agent in Engl…
Trump to end special status for Liberian immigrants in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to special legal status for certain immigrants from Liberia, including some who have lived in the United States for decades, citing improved conditions in the West African cou…
Shots fired at campaign buses of Brazil ex-president Lula
BRASILIA (Reuters) – At least two buses in the election campaign caravan of former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hit by gunfire on Tuesday, according to his Worker’s Party (PT).
Italy’s 5-Star lawmakers call for government deal with League
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, the largest party in parliament after this month’s election, should try to form a government with its far-right rivals the League, two of its senior politicians said on Tuesday.
China confirms North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing
SHANGHAI/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China from Sunday to Wednesday on an unofficial visit, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
How does Kim tell North Korea he’s giving up nuclear weapons?
SEOUL (Reuters) – State media calls North Korea’s nuclear weapons a “treasured sword of justice”.
