Cambodia’s main opposition party dissolved by Supreme Court
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party on Thursday, leaving authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen clear to extend over three decades in power in a general election next year.
Turkey, Russia, Iran to hold Syria summit in Sochi on Nov. 22: NTV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit to discuss developments in Syria next week in the Russian resort of Sochi, Turkish broadcaster NTV said on Thursday.
Explosion rocks Afghan capital near political gathering, seven dead
KABUL (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and many wounded in a suicide bomb blast that in the Afghan capital on Thursday near a gathering of supporters of regional leader Atta Mohammad Noor, according to the interior ministry.
China pushes Hong Kong not to ‘shirk duty’ to enact contentious security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Chinese official admonished Hong Kong on Thursday for failing to introduce a national security law, ramping up pressure on the former British colony to enact the contentious Article 23 that critics say will further choke its fre…
Merkel allies talk tough ahead of crunch coalition negotiations
BERLIN (Reuters) – Allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they would not agree a coalition at any price ahead of crunch talks on Thursday at which she must forge a three-way alliance or else risk seeing her 12-year stint in power come to an end…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resisting army pressure to quit: senior source
HARARE (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday, and is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit afte…
China denounces U.S. call to register Chinese journalists as agents
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denounced on Thursday a U.S. congressional commission that accused its state media of involvement in spying and propaganda and called for their staff in the United States to be registered as foreign agents.
China says ‘dual suspension’ proposal still best for North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday a “dual suspension” proposal to handle North Korea was still the best option, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had rejected a “freeze for freeze” agreement.
Lebanon’s Hariri to fly to Paris within 48 hours: source close to Hariri
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri is expected to leave Saudi Arabia for France within 48 hours, before flying home to Beirut to officially submit his resignation as Lebanese prime minister, a source close to Hariri told Reuters on Thursday.
Angelina Jolie condemns sexual violence against Rohingya women refugees
DHAKA (Reuters) – Filmstar Angelina Jolie has condemned sexual violence inflicted on Rohingya women in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where a military counter-insurgency operation has sent hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees across the border t…
