Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone call
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid strained relations over trade and Trump’s demands that Mexico pay for a border wall.
South Korean officials prepare to reassure partners ahead of North Korea summit
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korean officials who met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un this week will depart for Washington on Thursday, seeking to reassure their U.S. ally ahead of negotiations about ending Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program and …
Philippines’ Duterte says ‘not in a million years’ does ICC have right to try him
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said there is no chance of him going on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), because “not in a million years” would it have jurisdiction to indict him.
Kushner to visit Mexico following latest Trump tirades
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, the Mexican foreign ministry said, after a ratcheting up of tensions over trade and plans for a …
Trump blues dim hopes of NAFTA election boost for Mexico rulers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The window for a new NAFTA trade deal before Mexico’s July presidential election is closing, and with it, the chances for the ruling party to claim a win in its battle with U.S. President Donald Trump and bolster its bid to reta…
Australian prime minister rules out early election as ratings slump
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday ruled out an early election, as his popularity ratings slump following a sex scandal between his deputy and a staffer.
At least 18 killed as second earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed by a magnitude 6.7 quake that struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous Southern Highlands early Wednesday, an official said, adding to the death toll from a larger quake last week.
Trump calls North Korea ‘sincere’ on possible nuclear talks, others skeptical
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – Feeling the pressure of sanctions, North Korea seems “sincere” in its apparent willingness to halt nuclear tests if it held denuclearization talks with the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as U.S., Sout…
Royal welcome and noisy protests await Saudi crown prince on UK trip
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s grand welcome for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will begin on Wednesday with a lunch with Queen Elizabeth, as the two countries seek to widen longstanding defense ties into a far-reaching partnership.
North Korea overture seen as tiny step on rocky, unpromising road
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In floating the possibility of nuclear talks with the United States, North Korea took a first step on a road likely to be long, more arduous and just as prone to failure as past efforts.
