North Korea says Trump begged for a war during his Asia trip
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia showed he was a “destroyer” and he had begged for war on the Korean peninsula.
Ahead of Trump’s visit to Philippines, a big thumbs up from U.S. veterans
SUBIC, Philippines (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy and he has often come in for sharp criticism both at home and overseas, but in the town of Subic in the Philippines, he’s a hero.
Iraqi forces launch offensive to recapture last town in Islamic State control
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Saturday to capture Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic-State control, leaving the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate on the verge of complete defeat.
Trump, Duterte meet for first time at APEC summit
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the first time at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam on Saturday.
Putin, Trump agree to defeat IS in Syria: Kremlin
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
Australian MP resigns over dual nationality in new blow for government
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he would not call a general election after a citizenship crisis claimed another member of parliament on Saturday, leaving his government clinging to power with the support of two indep…
China faces historic corruption battle, ruling party’s new graft buster says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China must win its battle against corruption or face being erased by history, its new top graft buster said in an editorial on Saturday, underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s focus on eliminating corrupt behaviour.
Croatia government survives no-confidence vote over Agrokor debt crisis
ZAGREB (Reuters) – The Croatian government survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote early on Saturday that the opposition demanded over the handling of a debt crisis at the country’s largest private firm Agrokor [AGROK.UL].
Jailed German-Turkish reporter sees Turkey drifting toward fascism
BERLIN (Reuters) – Deniz Yucel, a German-Turkish journalist detained by Ankara since February, has accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of subjecting his entire society to a “regime of fear” and said Turkey is drifting toward fascism.
Exclusive: South Sudan’s government using food as weapon of war – U.N. report
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s government is using food as a weapon of war to target civilians by blocking life-saving aid in some areas, United Nations sanctions monitors told the Security Council in a confidential repor…
