North Korean soldier, shot and wounded, defects to South
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Monday after being shot and wounded by the North Korean military, South Korea said.
EU to sign defense pact, may allow limited British role
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France, Germany and 20 other EU governments are set to sign a defense pact on Monday they hope marks a new era of European military integration to cement unity after Britain’s decision to quit the bloc.
PNG threatens to forcibly remove asylum seekers from abandoned Australian detention center
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea Immigration Minister Petrus Thomas said authorities would take steps on Monday to forcibly remove around 450 men who remain in an abandoned Australian detention center without food or running water.
Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing at least 210
BAGHDAD/ANKARA (Reuters) – At least 210 people were killed in Iran and Iraq on Sunday when a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region, state media in the two countries said, as rescuers searched for dozens trapped under rubble.
PNG threatens to forcibly removal asylum seekers from abandoned Australian detention center
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea Immigration Minister Petrus Thomas said authorities would take steps on Monday to forcibly remove around 450 men who remain in an abandoned Australian detention center without food or running water.
Taiwan tells U.S. it does not want to cause trouble in Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has assured the United States it has no intention of causing trouble in the Taiwan Strait, the self-ruled island’s envoy to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders said on Monday.
Venezuela to meet creditors in bid to dodge default
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela opens talks with creditors on Monday to renegotiate a crippling debt that has left once-prosperous citizens sifting through garbage to find food, as the OPEC nation seeks to avert a default that would plunge its economy in…
Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing at least 168
BAGHDAD/ANKARA (Reuters) – At least 168 people were killed in Iraq and Iran on Sunday when a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region, state media in the two countries said, as rescuers searched for dozens trapped under rubble.
Trump vaunts trade progress, red carpets on ‘fruitful’ Asia trip
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had made significant progress on trade issues during a fruitful trip across Asia that saw governments roll out red carpets “like nobody has ever seen”.
Freeport Indonesia reopens mine access after shooting
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc has reopened the main supply route to its huge copper mine in Papua, the company said on Monday, after the road was closed on Sunday following a shooting incident in the area.
