Leaders of two Koreas hold surprise meeting as Trump revives hopes of summit with North
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a surprise meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday to ensure the upcoming high-stakes summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump is a success, South Korean of…
Two people dead, three missing in Oman after cyclone
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two people, including a child, were killed and three others went missing in the Omani province of Dhofar after Cyclone Mekunu hit the southern region of the Gulf Arab country, Omani police and state news media said on Saturday.
Kiev subway resumes operation after bomb warning false alarm
KIEV (Reuters) – The subway in Ukraine’s capital Kiev has reopened after a bomb warning proved to be a false alarm, the subway operator said on Saturday, just hours before the city hosts the UEFA Champions League final.
End ‘hide and seek’ Brexit approach, Barnier tells UK
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU’s Brexit negotiator urged the British government on Saturday to stop playing “hide and seek” over its aims for trade ties and warned that delays in agreeing on judicial oversight risk wrecking any Brexit deal.
Detained British-Iranian aid worker to face trial on security charges: Iran court head
DUBAI (Reuters) – A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran is to face a second trial on new charges, the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday quoted Tehran Revolutionary Court’s head Musa Ghazanfarabadi as s…
Ireland to end abortion ban in historic vote
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws after exit polls suggested a landslide vote for change in what was until recently one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries.
Ethiopia pardons senior opposition leader sentenced to death
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia pardoned on Saturday an opposition leader with British citizenship who had been sentenced to death, the latest in a series of pardons and releases of jailed dissidents announced in the wake of years of violent unrest.
Chinese fighter jets complete night landings on carrier, live-fire drills
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese fighter pilots have carried out night landings on the country’s first aircraft carrier, the official China Daily reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of military muscle as Beijing’s pushes to modernize its armed f…
Ireland set to end abortion ban as exit polls signal landslide vote
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws after exit polls suggested a landslide vote for change in what was until recently one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries.
EU’s Barnier urges UK to accept EU court deal for Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Britain on Saturday that failing to agree a deal on the governance of a withdrawal treaty which preserves the primacy of the EU court would mean no treaty and no transition period.
