Former Netanyahu spokesman signs state’s witness deal in corruption probe: Israeli media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A former spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a state’s witness deal on Monday in one of the corruption cases revolving around the Israeli leader, Israeli media said.
Guatemala envoy tours Jerusalem for embassy site, Palestinians fume
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Guatemalan ambassador was on the streets of Jerusalem on Monday to look at properties for when it joins the United States in moving its embassy there, a move Palestinians said was illegal and could kill any chance of peace.
U.S. carrier arrives in Vietnam amid rising Chinese influence in region
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam on Monday for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, dramatically underscoring the growing strategic ties between the former foes at a time when China’s regional influence…
Protests as Myanmar parliament debates new curbs on demonstrations
YANGON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched through Myanmar’s largest city Yangon on Monday to oppose changes to a protest law being discussed in parliament which activists warn would limit free speech.
Iran says missile work will continue despite Western pressure: Tasnim
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran will press on with its missile program regardless of Western pressure to halt it, a senior military commander was quoted on Monday as saying.
Xi’s power grab? Will of the Chinese people, say parliamentary delegates
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s decision to lift presidential term limits, which will allow Xi Jinping to remain the nation’s leader indefinitely, was met with gushing enthusiasm by delegates gathered for the annual meeting of the nation’s parliament that started Monday.
Germany to start work on trade, China, Syria war: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would work with France to tackle pressing issues such as trade policy and the war in Syria after the Social Democrats (SPD) voted to join a coalition government with her conservatives.
Visiting South Korean delegation meets North Korean leader Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean delegation met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday, a South Korean official said, after arriving in the North on a visit aimed at encouraging North Korea and the United States to talk.
First aid convoy reaches Syria’s Ghouta, stripped of medical supplies
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – An aid convoy began to cross into Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Monday, bringing the first relief to the besieged enclave since one of the deadliest government assaults of the seven-year war began two weeks ago, but stripped of vi…
Moscow says U.S. trying to interfere in Russian election: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Moscow had evidence that the United States was trying to interfere in the Russian presidential election, the RIA news agency quoted him as saying.
