Canada’s Trudeau raises rights issues as Asia summit winds down
MANILA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the plight of Rohingya refugees and extra-judicial killings in the Philippines at a summit of Asian and Western leaders on Tuesday, sensitive human rights issues skirted by almost all the…
China calls for advancing free trade talks with South Korea, Japan
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Tuesday for advancing free trade agreement talks between China, Japan and South Korea, state news agency Xinhua reported.
More than 20 Afghan police killed as Taliban attack checkpoints
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A series of Taliban attacks over six hours on more than a dozen Afghan checkpoints killed 22 police and wounded 15 in the southern province of Kandahar, police said on Tuesday.
Canada’s Trudeau says raised human rights, killings with Philippines’ Duterte
MANILA (Reuters) – Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said he raised the issue of human rights and extrajudicial killings during a conversation with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who was “receptive” to his comments.
Freeport Indonesia closes mine access road again after shooting
TIMIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc closed the main access road to its giant copper mine in the eastern province of Papua on Tuesday for the second time in three days after another shooting incident.
Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government deepened on Tuesday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and the main opposition party drafted in a high-profile candidate for a key by-elect…
Defecting North Korean soldier in critical condition, U.N. investigating
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean soldier shot while defecting to the South has undergone several surgical procedures and is in a critical condition, South Korea’s government and military said on Tuesday, with doctors expecting to save him.
Freeport closes access road at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine after shooting
TIMIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc has closed the main access road to the giant Grasberg copper mine after a shooting incident on Tuesday morning in the Papuan highlands where the mine is situated.
Top U.S. negotiator arrives in South Korea amid hopes for easing tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States’ top negotiator with North Korea arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, a visit that comes as hopes rise for an easing of tensions on the peninsula in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit and a lull in missile…
Russia, U.S. stalemate over Syria chemical weapons inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was talking to the United States about the U.N. Security Council renewing an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but Washington countered that Moscow had refused to engage on…
