Britain able to have bespoke deal with EU: Macron
LONDON (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday Britain would be able to have a bespoke deal with the European Union after Brexit, one of Prime Minister Theresa May’s objectives.
Yemen’s Houthis fire ballistic missile toward Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement fired a ballistic missile toward the southern Saudi province of Najran on Saturday, the group’s official al-Masirah TV reported, and a Saudi military spokesman said air defense forces had intercepted the missil…
North Korea says to send delegation to prep for Olympics on Sunday: South Korea ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea will send a delegation to South Korea on Sunday to prepare for a trip by an art troupe during next month’s Winter Olympics, pushing the visit back a day after earlier cancelling it, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said….
Russia, U.S. likely to discuss North Korea in Moscow: Minister to TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Diplomats from Russia and the United States are likely to hold their next round of consultations on North Korea in Moscow on a date yet to be decided, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov as saying on…
South Africa’s ANC to force Zuma to quit as president: eNCA TV
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) declined on Saturday to comment on a report its executive planned to force Jacob Zuma to quit as president, as its leaders gather to outline the party’s program for the comi…
Myanmar finalizes Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who had fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media said on Saturday, despite growing doubts about the plan among refugees and in the Uni…
China accuses U.S. warship of violating its sovereignty
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near a disputed territory claimed by China in the South China Sea earlier in the week, U.S. officials said on Saturday, as China’s foreign ministry said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure prot…
Cambodia’s detained opposition leader rejects new opposition movement
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s detained opposition leader Kem Sokha has declined to join a new movement, founded by prominent exiles following a ban on the main opposition party, his lawyer said on Saturday.
Canceled North Korean visit to prep for Olympics ‘not permanent’: South Korea ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Saturday that the sudden cancellation of a North Korean delegation’s planned visit to the South to prepare for the North’s art troupe during the Winter Olympics was “not a permanent cancellat…
Hundreds of police in Thailand block anti-junta march
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of police in Thailand on Saturday blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country in a rare display of public discontent in the junta-ruled country.
