Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain, police says ‘alive to fact of state threats’
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – A former Russian double agent convicted of treason in Moscow was critically ill in a British hospital on Tuesday after exposure to an unknown substance, with police saying it had to be “alive to the fact of state threats”…
Russia offers rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Russian military has offered Syrian rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta, setting out a proposal to let the insurgents surrender their last major stronghold near Damascus to President Bashar al-Assad, which fighters h…
Japan’s navy appoints first woman to command warship squadron
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s navy on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to lure more females to make up for a dearth of male recruits in graying Japan.
Russia offers rebels safe passage out of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military has offered to guarantee safe passage out of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta for rebel fighters and their families.
After Park, former South Korean President Lee summoned over bribery allegations
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have called former President Lee Myung-bak to appear for questioning over allegations he took bribes when in office, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in the latest top-level political corruption scandal to rock th…
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s increase in military spending for 2018, the biggest rise in three years, was proportionate and low, and Beijing had not been goaded into an arms race with the United States, state media said on Tuesday.
Myanmar’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya continues, U.N. rights official says
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims is continuing, a senior U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday, more than six months after insurgent attacks sparked a security response that has driven nearly 700,000 people into …
North Korea makes ‘agreement’ with South Korea after historic meeting: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is his “firm will to vigorously advance” inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification, the North’s official news agency said on …
South Korea’s Moon says Seoul must bolster defense against North
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the military should focus “all its power” to boost its defense capabilities to counter North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, even while it engages Pyongyang in dialogue.
A hard sell? Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies
RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wants to persuade his British and U.S. allies that “shock” reforms have made his country a better place to invest and a more tolerant society on his first foreign tour as heir apparent.
