Tougher North Korea sanctions could hit home, analysts say ahead of U.N. vote
SEOUL (Reuters) – Newly proposed sanctions on North Korea could have a significant effect on the isolated country’s already struggling economy, analysts said ahead of an expected U.N. Security Council vote on Friday, which will hinge on support from Ch…
Iran denies that British-Iranian aid worker can be released in a swap deal: Tasnim
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the justice department in Tehran denied on Friday reports in Western media that British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been sentenced to five years in jail in Iran, might be released in a swap deal….
Peruvian president divides opposition to avert ousting
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has thwarted a bid in Congress to force him out over a graft scandal, as an opposition lawmaker accused him of securing votes by promising to free ex-president Alberto Fujimori from jail.
Explosion outside Athens court shatters windows, no injuries
ATHENS (Reuters) – A makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek court in Athens early on Friday shattering windows and damaging the facade of the building, police officials said.
UK’s Boris Johnson to Russia: Stop destabilizing Europe or else
MOSCOW (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will tell his Russian counterpart on Friday that there can be no “business as usual” until Moscow stops “destabilising” Europe and that Britain is ready to retaliate against any cyber attacks.
Lotte chief gets suspended prison sentence leaving him free to run firm
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Friday found Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin guilty of breach of trust and sentenced him to 20 months in prison, suspended for two years, leaving him free to try and revive the conglomerate after steep losses in Ch…
Addressing Venezuela, China says choice of path must be respected
BEIJING (Reuters) – A country’s right to choose its own development path must be respected, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Venezuelan counterpart on Friday, offering support for the strife-torn Latin American nation.
Hong Kong leader says she won’t blindly obey Beijing’s orders
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she would not blindly obey the orders of Communist Party leaders in Beijing, while admitting the government has no way to suppress skyrocketing prices in one of the most expensive property markets …
North Korea says new Trump security strategy seeks ‘total subordination of whole world’
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy unveiled this week is a “criminal document” that seeks the “total subordination of the whole world to the interests of the U.S.,” North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Frid…
Seoul court hands down suspended sentence for Lotte chairman
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Friday handed down to Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin a two-year suspension of a jail sentence related to corruption charges.
