Inquiry into Philippines not impacted by ICC withdrawal: criminal court
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court will not impact an inquiry by prosecutors into killings related to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, the court said in a statement on Tuesday.
Three buses leave Russian embassy in London as expelled diplomats head to Moscow
LONDON (Reuters) – Three buses with diplomatic number plates left the Russian embassy in London on Tuesday as 23 diplomats who were expelled by Prime Minister Theresa May over a military-grade nerve toxin attack headed back to Moscow.
Woman accused in Kim Jong Nam killing played prank on Vietnamese official, lawyer says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A woman accused of poisoning the North Korean leader’s half-brother played a prank on a Vietnamese government official in Hanoi less than two weeks before the sensational killing, her lawyer told a Malaysian court on Tuesday.
Former French leader Sarkozy held over Libyan funding inquiry
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody on Tuesday and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judicia…
Kremlin says Trump’s failure to congratulate Putin not ‘unfriendly act’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow does not regard as an unfriendly act U.S. President Donald Trump’s failure to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
China’s premier hopes trade war can be averted, pledges more open economy
BEIJING (Reuters) – Voicing hopes that Beijing and the United States could avoid a trade war, Premier Li Keqiang told the close of the annual parliament session that China would open its economy further, so that foreign and Chinese firms can compete on…
South Korea to send K-pop singers to Pyongyang in late March
SEOUL (Reuters) – A group of South Korea’s K-pop singers will visit Pyongyang from March 31, the South said on Tuesday, a reciprocal visit after North Korea sent performers to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
French ex-president Sarkozy in custody in campaign funding probe: source
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held in police custody on Tuesday for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judiciary said.
Norway’s justice minister resigns to prevent minority government collapse
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Justice Minister Sylvi Listhaug, who was almost certain to lose a no-confidence due later on Tuesday, has resigned in a bid to prevent a collapse of the center-right minority government.
Islamic State takes Damascus area after rebels pull out: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters holding a small district in Damascus have gained some ground after driving out Syrian army units that moved into a neighboring area that rebels abandoned last week, a war monitor said.
