Singapore’s foreign minister heads to North Korea ahead of Trump-Kim summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan is set to arrive in Pyongyang on Thursday, the Singapore government said, days before it plays host to the leaders of North Korea and the United States at a summit.
Rescuers search for missing near Guatemala volcano as death toll climbs
SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala (Reuters) – Rescuers scoured a lava- and ash-ravaged landscape in Guatemala for a third straight day on Wednesday in search of survivors and victims of Fuego volcano’s calamitous eruption, which has killed at least 99 pe…
Number of U.S. diplomats in China hit by mystery illness: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has brought a group of diplomats home from Guangzhou, China, over concerns they were suffering from a mysterious malady that resembles a brain injury and has already affected U.S. personnel in Cuba, its …
China calls for public’s help to catch overseas graft suspects
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government said it has launched a new website to encourage people to offer information on 50 corruption suspects who have fled overseas, even providing information about the streets on which they live in English as well …
Trump sticks with hard line on trade as showdown looms at G7
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down from the tough line he has taken on trade, the White House’s top economic adviser said on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown with top allies at this week’s G7 summit…
Putin, on living standards drive, to fix Russians’ problems on live TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin, on a living standards drive at the start of a new presidential term, is expected to try to fix Russians’ everyday problems on live TV later on Thursday, handing out real-time orders to regional governors and governmen…
Seven mine workers missing after accident in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Rescuers were searching on Wednesday for seven workers who went missing in at a gold and silver mine in northern Mexico after a dam filled with liquid waste collapsed, authorities said.
Bolton takes back seat, but remains looming North Korea summit presence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just weeks after John Bolton’s hardline rhetoric infuriated North Korea and nearly derailed a planned summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, the U.S. national security adviser appears to have taken a back seat to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for the historic meeting.
Jordan protesters press on, some unions strike after new PM appointed
AMMAN (Reuters) – Hundreds of people pressed ahead with protests in Jordan’s capital on Wednesday and some unions went on strike despite King Abullah replacing his prime minister to defuse public anger.
Exclusive: Yemen peace plan sees ceasefire, Houthis abandoning missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.N. peace plan for Yemen calls on the Houthi movement to give up its ballistic missiles in return for an end to a bombing campaign against it by a Saudi-led coalition and a transitional governance agreement, according to a dra…
