Republicans press for F-35 fighter jet sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Republican senators asked the Trump administration on Monday to allow the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets to Taiwan, saying it would help it “remain a democracy” in the face of threats from China.
Kenyan government tries to deport opposition politician again – lawyer
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan authorities have detained and are trying to deport an opposition politician, who also holds Canadian nationality, in defiance of a court order letting him enter the country, his lawyer and a senior opposition member said on T…
Russia’s Putin says ‘criminal negligence’ behind shopping mall fire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the deadly fire in Kemerovo was a result of “criminal negligence”, according to comments aired by state television from Kemerovo.
South Korea says watching China closely as senior North Korean visits
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Tuesday it was closely watching events that are unfolding rapidly in Beijing, where diplomatic sources said a senior North Korean official was visiting amid reports it was leader Kim Jong Un ahead of a seri…
Australia to expel two Russian diplomats over UK nerve agent attack, hints at World Cup boycott
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that the British government has blamed on Moscow, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday.
South Korea says watching Beijing ‘very closely’ amid reports of Kim visit
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Events are unfolding quickly on the Korean peninsula with planned summits between North and South Korea and the United States, a presidential official in Seoul said on Tuesday, amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong U…
Former Japanese finance official Sagawa: no instructions from PM to alter land sale documents
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his wife, Finance Minister Taro Aso and their top aides did not give instructions to change documents about a land deal at the heart of a suspected cronyism scandal, a former finance ministry officia…
Bangladesh sees little foreign funds for Rohingya refugee island: minister
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island, an undertaking that does not yet have a timeline, a state minister said in an i…
Family members of fallen Argentine soldiers visit Falklands graves
FALKLAND ISLANDS (Reuters) – Dalal and Carlos Massad knelt in front of their son Marcelo’s grave in the Falkland Islands, kissing the tomb beneath a white cross for the first time since his death in combat some 36 years ago.
Trump fundraiser sues Qatar over hacked emails
(Reuters) – Elliott Broidy, a top Republican fundraiser, sued Qatar on Monday, accusing the Gulf state of pilfering and leaking emails in retribution for his attempts to influence the Trump administration in favor of regional rivals of Qatar.
