South Korea’s Moon says Trump deserves ‘big’ credit for North Korea talks
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea’s leader a day after the first intra-Korean talks in more than two years that the United States was open to talks with North Korea “at the appropriate time, under the right circu…
Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month: South Korean official
SEOUL (Reuters) – The stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries told Reuters on Wednesday, as the blaze raged for a fourth day following a collision with a frei…
South Korea’s Moon says can never give up goal of denuclearizing Korean peninsula
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday denuclearizing the Korean peninsula is an aim that cannot be abandoned, but also that he did not want the immediate reunification of North and South Korea.
U.S. approves anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan amid North Korea threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has approved the sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan to defend itself against a growing nuclear and missile threat from North Korea, a State Department official said on Tuesday.
Polish PM seeks new opening with EU but sticks to courts overhaul
WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland’s new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki fired several senior ministers and visited Brussels on Tuesday in an effort to patch up relations with the European Union, but said he would not unwind the country’s most-contes…
Two Reuters reporters due in court in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar are due to appear in court on Wednesday, when prosecutors could request that charges be filed against them over an accusation they broke the country’s Official Secrets Act.
Czech government set to lose confidence vote, but Babis’ party likely to retain power
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, battling allegations his business empire illegally tapped European Union subsidies a decade ago, looks certain to lose a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday.
Survivors, coastguard say dozens of migrants missing off Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Survivors from a boat that foundered off Libya’s coast on Tuesday said about 50 people who had embarked with them were feared dead, while the coastguard said the number of missing might be as high as 100.
Survivors say about 50 migrants may have died off Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Survivors from a boat that sank off Libya’s coast on Tuesday said about 50 people who had embarked with them were missing and feared dead.
Israeli dead in suspected West Bank Palestinian shooting attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A suspected Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli motorist in a shooting in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli military and medical officials said.
