U.S. forces in South Korea separate to North Korea-U.S. talks: South Korea official
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. military forces in South Korea are not subject to negotiations between North Korea and the United States because they are a matter for the U.S.-South Korean alliance, a senior official in South Korea’s presidential office said on…
Turkey says its air strikes kill 26 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish military said on Friday air strikes its forces carried out killed 26 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq’s Qandil mountain region on June 12, the state-run news agency Anadolu reported.
U.S. to take ‘firm, appropriate measures’ against Syria violations
(Reuters) – The United States will “take firm and appropriate measures” in response to Syrian government violations in a designated de-escalation zone in the country’s southwest, the State Department said on Thursday.
South Africa’s grid under pressure as electricity workers protest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s power grid was under pressure on Friday, with controlled blackouts possible, due to workers protesting over pay, a test of new President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts put the state electricity provider back on a stab…
Saudi-led coalition poised to take airport of Yemen’s main port city
ADEN (Reuters) – Forces from a Saudi-led coalition were poised to enter the airport of Yemen’s main port, Hodeidah, on Friday as the Arab alliance prepared to seize the city in the biggest battle of a three-year war.
U.S. vows to ‘take firm, appropriate measures’ against Syria violations
(Reuters) – The United States will “take firm and appropriate measures” in response to Syrian government violations in a so-called de-escalation zone in the country’s southwest, the State Department said on Thursday.
U.S. forces in South Korea not subject to North Korea-U.S. talks: South Korea official
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. military forces in South Korea are not subject to negotiations between North Korea and the United States because they are a matter for the U.S.-South Korean alliance, a senior official in South Korea’s presidential office said on…
Kremlin foe Bill Browder tells West: Russian money is Putin’s Achilles heel
LONDON (Reuters) – Once the biggest foreign money manager in Russia, Bill Browder has some advice for the West: If you want to counter Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, then go after Russian money and Russian oligarchs.
China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as China and the United States trade barbs over who is responsible for heightened tensions in the disputed …
Exclusive: Malaysia’s Najib may face charges of money laundering, misappropriation of property – source
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities investigating scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) are considering charging former prime minister Najib Razak with money laundering and misappropriation of property, a source familiar…
