Malaysian police search ex-PM’s house; lawyer denounces ‘harassment’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police on Thursday searched ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak’s home and other places linked to him in connection with an investigation into the scandal-plagued state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Exclusive: As Rosneft’s Vietnam unit drills in disputed area of South China Sea, Beijing issues warning
HANOI (Reuters) – Rosneft Vietnam BV, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, is concerned that its recent drilling in an area of the South China Sea that is claimed by China could upset Beijing, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tol…
Italy’s 5-Star and League put final touches to government deal
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s two anti-establishment parties met on Thursday to finalize a governing accord that would slash taxes, ramp up welfare spending and pose the biggest challenge to the European Union since Britain voted to leave the bloc two years…
May says Britain will leave customs union, EU warns on Irish border again
SOFIA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday Britain would leave the EU customs union after Brexit but a source said London was considering applying the bloc’s external tariffs for a period beyond December 2020.
Vatican says ‘amoral’ financial system needs infusion of ethics, more regulation
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican called for more regulation of markets and financial systems on Thursday, saying economic crises showed they were not able to govern themselves and needed a strong injection of morality and ethics.
South Korea offers to mediate to clear doubts over North Korea-U.S. summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Thursday it intends to play the role of mediator after North Korea threatened to pull out of a summit with the United States aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Mahathir warns many figures on Malaysia’s financial position are false
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday many of the figures recording the country’s financial position may be false, but he did not offer any evidence or say which data he was referring to.
EU firms will make their own call on Iran business: Macron
SOFIA (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday Europe would try to protect its companies doing business with Iran from U.S. sanctions, reimposed over Tehran’s nuclear program, but said giants like Total would make their own choices…
Egypt’s military kills 19, arrests 20 in Sinai operation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s military and police forces have killed 19 militants in an exchange of gunfire and arrested 20 suspects, in a continuing crackdown in Sinai, the military said in a statement on Thursday.
Russia postpones bill making U.S. sanctions compliance a crime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Thursday voted to postpone the second reading of a bill being discussed in the lower house of parliament that would make it a crime to comply with Western sanctions on Russia.
