Confidant of Israel’s Netanyahu turns state’s witness in corruption case: media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to provide testimony on behalf of the state about alleged corrupt dealings between the government and the country’s biggest telecoms group, Israeli media reported…
Human rights groups say Mexico not investigating spyware claims
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A group of human and digital rights activists said on Tuesday that the Mexican government had failed to properly investigate allegations their smartphones were infected with spying software. They have asked for an independent in…
Japan donates ballot boxes worth $7.5 million for Cambodia election
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Japan donated over 10,000 ballot boxes for Cambodia’s 2018 election on Wednesday, the first international aid for the vote after European Union and the United States withdrew their support following the dissolution of the main op…
Mexico asks Rome for criminal background check on missing Italians
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities said on Tuesday they had asked Rome for a criminal background check on six Italian citizens, after three of them went missing in the western Mexican state of Jalisco at the end of January, allegedly at the ha…
North Korea canceled planned meeting with Pence
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet with North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, while in South Korea for the Winter Olympics this month but the North Koreans canceled at the last min…
Exclusive: Japan to buy at least 20 more F-35A stealth fighters – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to buy at least 20 additional F-35A stealth fighters over the next six years, some or all of which it may purchase directly from Lockheed Martin Corp in the United States rather than assemble locally, three sources said.
Philippines ‘concerned’ as U.S. intelligence tags Duterte a threat to democracy
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is not an autocrat and is taking seriously a report by the U.S. intelligence community that names the firebrand leader among the threats to democracy in Southeast Asia, his spokesman said on Wedn…
North Korea canceled planned meeting with U.S. VP Pence: Pence’s office
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet with North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, while in South Korea for the Winter Olympics this month but the North Koreans canceled at the last min…
Macron plans tighter asylum rules in test of parliamentary majority
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron’s government will on Wednesday propose toughening France’s immigration and asylum laws amid strident criticism from human rights groups, in a move that will test the unity of his left-and-right majority.
Vatican special envoy hears Chilean abuse victims’ testimony
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean man who was sexually abused by a priest said he was hopeful that the testimony he shared on Tuesday with a Vatican investigator would lead to better protection for children.
