North Korea’s Kim invites South Korean president for summit: South Korea
SEOUL/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks in Pyongyang, South Korean officials said on Saturday, setting the stage for the first meeting of Korean leaders in more tha…
Don’t mention nukes: South Koreans learn how to talk to the enemy
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – When a hotel on South Korea’s east coast was asked at short notice to host nearly 280 North Korean visitors, the problem wasn’t finding enough rooms.
Pyeongchang Games organizers probe possible cyberattack
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – Pyeongchang Olympics organizers were looking into a disruption of non-critical systems on the day of the opening ceremony but could not yet confirm if it was a cyberattack, Games spokesman Sung Baik-you said on Saturday.
South Korea’s Moon hosts North Korean talks as Pence keeps up pressure
SEOUL/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister on Saturday, hoping to translate Olympics detente into meaningful progress towards resolving a tense standoff over the North’s nu…
South Korea’s Moon hosts talks with North Korean leader’s sister
SEOUL/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister on Saturday, hoping to translate Olympics detente into meaningful progress towards resolving a tense standoff over the North’s nu…
Critics in Merkel’s conservatives vow to block coalition projects
BERLIN (Reuters) – The business wing of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Saturday vowed to block certain projects included in this week’s coalition agreement with the Social Democrats (SPD), as tensions roiled both political blocs.
China’s top diplomat tells Trump hopes to increase coordination on North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes both it and the United States can increase their coordination on the North Korea issue, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi told U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in Washington, China’s Foreign Ministry said on S…
Colombia wants to build Venezuela financial rescue plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colombia has contacted international lending agencies about devising a financial rescue plan worth up to $60 billion for neighboring Venezuela if President Nicholas Maduro leaves power, Colombia’s finance minister said in an interv…
U.S. welcomes offloading of humanitarian aid in Yemen’s Hodeidah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday welcomed reports that four U.S.-funded cranes operated by the United Nations World Food Programme were unloading supplies in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port.
SDF to study any request to hand over British IS militants captured in Syria
AMUDA, Syria/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has not received a request from any foreign government to hand over two British Islamic State militants in its custody but will study any such request if made, a senior …
