Five refugees killed, 20 injured, in Rwanda camp food protest: police
KIGALI (Reuters) – At least five refugees were killed and 20 injured at a camp in Rwanda when a protest over a cut in food rations turned violent, Rwandan police said on Friday. Seven policemen were also injured.
South Korea says approved visit by sanctioned North Korean to pursue peace on peninsula
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said it approved the Winter Olympic visit by a sanctioned North Korean official, blamed for the deadly 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship, in the pursuit of peace and asked for public understanding.
Boeing, Lockheed interested in launching rockets from Brazil, minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s defense minister said on Thursday that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and other U.S. aerospace companies have expressed interest in launching rockets from its Alcantara military base near the equator and visited the site …
Australian deputy prime minister resigns after affair with staffer
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s deputy prime minister said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party after weeks of pressure over an affair with a staffer that brought him into open conflict with his premier and threatened to shatter a decades-old…
Australian deputy prime minister resigns from Cabinet, remains in parliament
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party and will move to the backbench after weeks of pressure over an extra-marital affair with his former media secretary.
Trump administration to target North Korea with new sanctions on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday what is being billed as the largest package of sanctions yet against North Korea to increase pressure on Pyongyang for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, a senior adminis…
Pressure grows on Australian deputy leader to quit with new harassment allegation
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s embattled deputy prime minister called a news conference on Friday at which domestic media reported he was likely to resign after weeks of damaging revelations over an affair with a former staff member who is carrying his…
Chinese paper says U.S. should learn from China, restrict guns, protect rights
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The United States should learn from China and “genuinely” protect human rights by restricting gun ownership, an editorial in a widely read state-run Chinese newspaper said on Friday.
Mexican oil shake-up likely if frontrunner wins presidency, says adviser
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s presidential frontrunner is not opposed to foreign investment in the country’s oil, his top energy adviser said, but his government would make dramatic changes to energy strategy, including a new focus on refining rathe…
EU leaders to clash over post-Brexit budget
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will lay down the first markers on Friday on the size and aims of the bloc’s next long-term budget, as a large hole in its finances begins to take shape with next year’s departure of one of its main net contr…
