Seoul says U.S. troops in South Korea a separate issue to peace treaty with North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office said on Wednesday the issue of U.S. troops stationed in the South is unrelated to any future peace treaty with North Korea and is a matter regarding Seoul’s alliance with Washington.
U.N. experts say Congo obstructs probe of U.N. monitors’ killings: note
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Congolese security officials are interfering with the investigation into the killings of two U.N. sanctions monitors last year in central Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. experts deployed to assist the investigation said.
U.N. could help Myanmar gather evidence of crimes against Rohingya: British envoy
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Britain’s U.N. envoy on Tuesday suggested the U.N. Security Council could consider helping Myanmar collect evidence of crimes committed during a military crackdown of the Rohingya people, denounced by the world body as eth…
Vatican treasurer’s trial on historical sex offences to last 10 weeks, court hears
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The trial of Vatican Treasurer George Pell, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of historical sexual offences, is expected to last 10 weeks, an Australian court heard on Wednesday, with his defense lawyer seeking speedy action.
Canada’s Trudeau grilled on efforts to turn back asylum seekers
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers faced questions in parliament on Tuesday a day after Reuters reported that Canada wants the legal authority to turn back thousands of asylum seekers crossing the border illega…
U.S. officials allow trickle of ‘caravan’ migrants to make asylum case
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials accepted a slow trickle of asylum applications on Tuesday from a caravan of Central American migrants camped at the U.S.-Mexico border, despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump of their a…
Pushing to bury Iran deal, Israel says no one wants war with Tehran
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel said on Tuesday it does not seek war with Iran and suggested U.S. President Donald Trump backed Israel’s latest attempt to kill the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by disclosing purported evidence of past Iranian nuclear …
Russian military spending falls, could affect operations: think-tank
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Russian military spending fell by a fifth last year, its first decline in nearly two decades, with tighter purse-strings likely to affect Moscow’s military activity ahead, a report by defense think-tank SIPRI showed on Wednesday.
Honduras marches turn violent in anger over last year’s election
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Labor Day marches in Honduras turned violent on Tuesday as anti-riot police used tear gas and water cannons to break up rock-hurling protesters venting their anger at what many decry as a fraudulent presidential election late la…
Gunmen kill at least eight civilians north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Militants opened fire on unarmed Iraqi civilians on Tuesday, killing at least eight and wounding three in a town 25 km (15 miles) north of Baghdad, a security source said.
