Russia’s Putin hosts Syria’s Assad for talks: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political solution to Syria’s conflict, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Myanmar hopes for deal with Bangladesh on Rohingya refugees: Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday she hopes talks with Bangladesh this week will result in a memorandum of understanding on the “safe and voluntary return” of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh in the…
Chinese rights lawyer jailed two years for inciting subversion
BEIJING (Reuters) – A prominent Chinese rights lawyer was sentenced to two years jail on Tuesday after being found guilty of inciting subversion of state power, the latest in a series of similar verdicts amid a sweeping crackdown on activism.
South Korea, Japan say listing North Korea as terror sponsor will pressure Pyongyang to denuclearize
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump putting North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it would ramp up pressure on Pyongyang to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
Sound in Atlantic not from missing Argentine submarine: navy spokesman
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A sound detected on Monday in the South Atlantic, near where an Argentine navy submarine with 44 crew went missing five days ago, is not believed to have come from the ill-fated vessel, a navy spokesman…
China pledges to be more open to providing information: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Central and local governments will be more open to providing information to help the international community understand China, the official China Daily reported on Tuesday, citing a senior government official.
China supports Cambodia’s crackdown on political opposition
BEIJING (Reuters) – China supports Cambodia’s efforts to protect political stability and believes it will smoothly hold elections next year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Cambodian counterpart, after the country’s main opposition party was …
U.S. charges two with bribing African officials for China energy firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has charged a former Senegalese foreign minister and a Hong Kong man with bribing high-level officials in Chad and Uganda in exchange for contracts for a Chinese oil and gas company, the U.S. Justice Department …
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe faces impeachment after military takeover
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe faces the start of impeachment proceedings on Tuesday that could see him ousted within the week, against the backdrop of a military takeover dubbed “Operation Restore Legacy”.
PM May meets senior ministers to discuss Brexit divorce bill offer
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May met with senior members of her ministerial team on Monday to discuss their response to European Union demands for more detail on how much Britain is willing to pay as part of its Brexit divorce package.
