Kuwait Airways stops Beirut flights after security warning
CAIRO (Reuters) – Middle East carrier Kuwait Airways said on Thursday it had stopped all flights to Beirut after a warning about flying close to Lebanese airspace.
Israeli strike kills Hamas gunman as Gaza border simmers
GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike killed a Hamas gunman and wounded one on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials said, as tensions across the Gaza Strip border simmered.
Indonesia set for repeat contest in 2019 presidential poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Former Indonesian general Prabowo Subianto has accepted the endorsement of the main opposition party to stand as a candidate in a presidential election next year, setting the stage for a rematch with President Joko Widodo.
China opens bribery trial of former senior official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China began the trial of former senior official Sun Zhengcai on bribery charges on Thursday, a Chinese court said, the latest development in a corruption investigation into a man once considered a contender for top leadership.
Australian PM says foreign interference bill has soured ties with China
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged on Thursday that legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference in politics had soured ties with China, putting a biennial Australia-China trade fair in jeopardy.
Chinese ambassador warns U.S. not to drag Latam into trade dispute
LIMA (Reuters) – China’s ambassador to Peru warned on Wednesday that it would be disrespectful for the United States to drag Latin America into its trade dispute with Beijing, but told Reuters a potential trade war between the world’s top two economies…
Renewed sanctions need not mean U.S. exit from Iran deal: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A decision by U.S. President Donald Trump not to renew sanctions relief for Iran on May 12 would not necessarily mean the United States had withdrawn from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on…
Former Mexican President Fox calls for opium poppy legalization
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Former Mexican President Vicente Fox proposed on Wednesday the legalization of opium poppy production as a way to help end bloody turf battles fought by drug cartels in various parts of the country.
Libyan spokesman: No comment on reports of key commander being treated in Paris
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Libyan military spokesman declined on Wednesday to address directly reports that key coalition military commander Khalifa Haftar was in the French capital Paris for medical treatment.
South Korea’s national security adviser in U.S. to meet Bolton: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korea’s national security adviser was in Washington on Wednesday for his first meeting with his new American counterpart, John Bolton, U.S. officials said, amid preparations for separate U.S. and South Korean summits with N…
