Now North Korean diplomat heads to Finland amid new diplomatic flurry
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former U.S. and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency reported, amid a series of diplomatic encounters ahead of a possible U.S.-North Korean summit….
Israeli military says carried out Gaza operation against attack tunnel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces operating on the Gaza border on Sunday foiled an attempt by the Hamas militant group to rebuild an attack tunnel, the Israeli military said.
Majority believe Japan PM bears some responsibility for altered documents: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – A majority of Japanese believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears some responsibility for altered documents at the center of suspicions of a cover-up linked to cronyism, according to an opinion poll on Sunday that also showed his support…
Southeast Asia, Australia ‘gravely’ concerned by North Korean weapons
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries and Australia said on Sunday they held “grave concerns” about escalating tension caused by North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and urged “irreversible” denuclearization.
Syrian rebel fighters enter Afrin town, say Kurdish forces have pulled out
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, taking control of the town center after Kurdish YPG forces pulled out, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Four killed, some trapped as fire hits hotel in Philippine capital
MANILA (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a hotel in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing four people and trapping several on the fifth floor, a rescue official said.
Ahead of contentious vote, Egypt sets sights on ‘fake news’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mostafa al-Asar’s lawyer said he had barely started work on a documentary critical of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi when police arrested him and charged him with publishing “fake news”.
Southeast Asia says gravely concerned about North Korea weapons
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Australia said on Sunday they held “grave concerns” about escalating tensions caused by North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
Maduro challenger shakes up Venezuela’s presidential vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – At each other’s throats for two decades, militants of Venezuela’s socialist state and opposition seldom agree on anything. Yet mention the name of presidential candidate Henri Falcon, and both are liable to spit.
Germany’s Seehofer says EU ‘patronizing’ eastern members on migrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has accused the European Union of adopting a patronizing stance in talks with eastern European members about the distribution of migrants.
