Maldives to lift state of emergency, charge ex-president, chief justice with bribery
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Maldives President Abdulla Yameen will lift a 45-day state of emergency on Thursday and the government will bring bribery charges against former leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the chief justice, said a senior Maldives diplomat.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed reached secret agreement with government: BBG TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding who spent nearly three months in detention in the kingdom’s anti-corruption campaign, told Bloomberg TV he had reached an agreement with the government for his release.
China’s premier pledges further market opening as talk of trade war mounts
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will open up its economy further, and its door to the outside will only get wider, with foreign and domestic firms allowed to compete on an equal footing, Premier Li Keqiang said at the close the country’s annual parliament se…
China, not North Korea, to dominate Japan military planning
TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea’s growing missile arsenal might be the most obvious and immediate military threat facing Japan, but defense planners in Tokyo are focused on a much larger and more challenging foe as they prepare for the years ahead.
South Africa appoints acting commissioner for revenue service
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa on Tuesday appointed Mark Kingon as acting Commissioner for its revenue service following the suspension of Tom Moyane, the Treasury said in a statement.
Russia says 79,702 civilians evacuated from Syria’s eastern Ghouta
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The total number of civilians, mostly children, who have been evacuated from Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta district since the start of a humanitarian operation has risen to 79,702, Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed made secret agreement with govt, process ongoing: BBG TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding who spent nearly three months in detention in the kingdom’s anti-corruption campaign, told Bloomberg TV that he had made an agreement with the government for his release…
U.S.-South Korea military exercises to resume next month
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea will resume joint military drills next month, Seoul and Washington said on Tuesday, exercises that will go ahead despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with North Korean lead…
Xi warns Taiwan will face ‘punishment of history’ for separatism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told self-ruled Taiwan on Tuesday that it would face the “punishment of history” for any attempt at separatism, offering his strongest warning yet to the island claimed by China as its sacred territory.
China premier says China will keep playing its role on Korean issue
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday that China is happy to see signs of easing tensions on the Korean peninsula and China will continue to play its role.
