Myanmar minister says conditions in Rohingya refugee camps ‘very poor’
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar minister expressed concerns on Thursday about “very poor conditions” in Rohingya refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh, and said repatriation of the Muslim minority should start as soon as possible due to the coming monso…
Philippine-U.S. war games expanded to include Japan, Australia
MANILA (Reuters) – Annual U.S.-Philippine military exercises involving thousands of troops will be expanded for the first time to include other countries, with Japanese and Australian forces invited to join what will be the 34th edition of the war game…
Kremlin says can’t rule out further unfriendly U.S moves in future
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday it was hard to know whether the United States would continue to make unfriendly moves against Russia in the future and impose further sanctions.
Britain’s Labour Party tells financiers: pay higher taxes if you want influence
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition finance chief John McDonnell offered a new pact with the financial services industry on Thursday: higher taxes in return for a seat at the policymaking table if Labour wins the next election.
U.S. hopes for success in talks with Europeans on Iran nuclear deal
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United State is hopeful of reaching agreement with Britain, France and Germany to address U.S. concerns about the Iran nuclear deal, U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood told a news conference in Geneva on Thursday.
South Korea’s Moon says North seeking ‘complete denuclearization’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has expressed its desire for “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula and is not seeking conditions such as U.S. troops withdrawing from the South first, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday.
EU says may impose more sanctions on Venezuela if democracy undermined
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Thursday it could impose further sanctions on Venezuela if it believes democracy is being undermined there, after its president called for elections next month that the main opposition has said it will bo…
Top Russian, NATO generals to discuss Syria, Europe in Baku: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Valery Gerasimov, the head of Russia’s military general staff, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Curtis Scaparrotti will meet on Thursday in Azerbaijan to discuss Syria, the TASS news agency reported, citing the Russian defense minis…
Ethiopia’s new prime minister names new cabinet
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s new prime minister named a cabinet on Thursday that includes the former mining minister as defense minister and retains the finance and foreign ministers from his predecessor’s cabinet.
China carries out low-key live fire drills after warning Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has conducted live-fire military drills along its southeast coast after increasingly stern warnings by Beijing for neighboring Taiwan to toe the line, but the exercises were more low key than had been flagged in state media.
