North Korea says inter-Korean summit will be a ‘new milestone’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s state news agency said on Saturday the inter-Korean summit a day earlier will be a “new milestone” in bringing about joint prosperity and a turning point for the Korean peninsula.
Israel says ‘denuclearized’ Korean peninsula helpful versus Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Friday’s historic pledge by the leaders of the two Koreas to work to denuclearize the Korean peninsula should give U.S. President Donald Trump a stronger hand to renegotiate the treaty curtailing Iran’s nuclear program, Israel’s in…
Coalition air strike on Yemen’s Sanaa kills Houthi leaders: Saudi state tv
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition air strike on Yemen’s city of Sanaa killed two leaders of the armed Houthi group, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya said early on Saturday.
Islamic State releases video showing execution of Iraq ‘election advocators’
(Reuters) – Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency released a video on Friday showing what they said was Islamic State militants shooting “two advocators” for next month’s Iraqi parliamentary elections in the town of al-Tarmiyah, in the Salah al-Din governor…
Despite warmth, Merkel and Trump still differ on trade and NATO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump aired differences over trade and NATO on Friday at a White House meeting where they tried to put on a show of warmth and friendship despite tensions between the two …
UK minister Rudd resists calls to quit, apologizes for immigration policy error
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister Amber Rudd resisted calls to quit on Friday, apologizing for not being aware of the use of deportation targets in her department and vowing to implement fair and humane immigration policy.
Korean leaders set ‘denuclearization’ goal, Trump says will maintain pressure
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of North and South Korea pledged at a historic summit on Friday to work for “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula, but U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain pressure on Pyongyang throu…
Diplomats to grapple with U.S. troop presence in South Korea: U.S. defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday deferred questions about the future U.S. military presence on the Korean peninsula to diplomats, whom he said would deal with that and other issues should there be a peace agreement wit…
Israeli forces kill three Gaza border protesters, wound 600: medics
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead three protesters along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medics said, hours after the United Nations human rights chief criticized Israel for using “excessive force” against demonstrators.
North Korea test site still usable, closure easily reversed: U.S. intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The underground nuclear test site that North Korea has pledged to dismantle remains usable in spite of damage from a previous blast, and its closure could easily be reversed, U.S. intelligence officials said on Friday.
