Leaders of two Koreas head for historic summit at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – The leaders of the two Koreas made their way to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries early on Friday, seeking to end their decades-long conflict and ease tensions over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
Merkel visits Trump without illusions, but with hope
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel visits U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday with no illusions of matching his “special relationship” with France’s Emmanuel Macron, but hoping to foster a broader dialogue on trade – one of a batch of tri…
Venezuela, Panama to restore envoys and resume airline service
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela and Panama will restore ambassadors and allow for the resumption of airline service, turning the page on a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, they said on Thursday.
Venezuela, Panama to restore envoys, resume airline service: Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela and Panama will restore ambassadors and allow for the resumption of airline service, turning the page on a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told reporters on Thursday.
South, North Korea to hold first summit in decade at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to cross his country’s heavily militarised border with South Korea on Friday for the first intra-Korea summit in more than a decade, as the old foes seek to end their decades-long conflict and ea…
Boko Haram attack in northeastern city repelled, Nigeria military says
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian forces repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants in the northeast city of Maiduguri on Thursday, the military said in a statement, the second such clash in a month.
Algeria worried about rise in illegal migrants as Europe tightens controls
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria expects to get more illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa after the European Union made it more difficult to reach Europe by boat, the country’s interior minister said on Thursday.
Blasts, gunfire heard in Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Blasts and gunfire were heard on Thursday in Maiduguri, the city in northeastern Nigeria that has been the hardest hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, witnesses said.
Peru top court says ex-president Humala must be freed from jail
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s top court ruled that ex-President Ollanta Humala and his wife must be freed from jail, where they have been spent the past nine months awaiting trial over money laundering allegations that they deny, the president of the court s…
Blasts and gunfire heard in northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Blasts and gunfire were heard on Thursday in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the city worst hit by the Islamist militant Boko Haram insurgency, witnesses said.
