Exclusive: U.S. mulls sanctions on Venezuela to put pressure on Maduro – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering sanctioning a Venezuelan military-run oil services company and restricting insurance coverage for Venezuelan oil shipments to ratchet up pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro, a U….
Israeli-U.S. teen indicted for bomb threats, hate crimes: U.S. Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man has been indicted for hate crimes connected to threats against Jewish community centers, as well as threatening the Israeli embassy and cyberstalking, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
China’s top paper says reform does not mean life-long presidency
BEIJING (Reuters) – Reforms to China’s constitution to remove term limits for the presidency does not mean life-long terms, the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said on Thursday, after a surge of concern that Xi Jinping may stay in powe…
China’s Tangshan extends level 2 pollution alert
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top steelmaking city of Tangshan on Thursday said it would extend a level 2 or “orange” pollution alert until further notice.
Japan in no position to declare ‘comfort women’ issue settled: South Korea’s Moon
SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan is in no position to declare the issue of wartime “comfort women” settled, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday during a speech marking a national holiday commemorating Korean resistance to Japanese occupation.
Philippines says any South China Sea energy deal must be with Chinese company, not government
MANILA (Reuters) – Any potential deals between Manila and Beijing on energy exploration in the South China Sea should be agreed with a company and not the Chinese government, a senior Philippine official said on Thursday.
Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that worried China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill criticized by China promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, and the legislation only needs President Donald Trump’s signature to become law.
Haiti, U.N. clash over probe into alleged misuse of Petrocaribe funds
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A diplomatic row has erupted between the Haitian government and the United Nations over comments made by a senior U.N. official cheering an investigation into the alleged misuse of Venezuela-sponsored Petrocaribe funds by pre…
Wife of ex-president of Honduras arrested on graft charges: officials
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Police arrested the wife of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Wednesday on corruption charges including siphoning funds from social works programs for the poor, officials said.
Senators will try to pull U.S. from Yemen war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers unveiled plans on Wednesday to use a decades-old law to force a Senate vote on whether to pull the country out of a foreign conflict, in this case the civil war in Yemen.
