Some leave remote Australian-run asylum detention center as deadline and crisis loom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – About 20 asylum seekers left an abandoned Australian-run detention center in remote Papua New Guinea on Friday, leaving hundreds threatened with forcible eviction within days amid an immigration standoff that has blighted Australia f…
Philippine militants sought July deal to end Marawi conflict, intermediaries say
MANILA (Reuters) – Islamic State-inspired militants who battled troops in a southern Philippine city for 154 days sought a way out two months into the fierce conflict, but the government ignored their proposal, a separatist negotiator and a minister sa…
White House says Trump and Putin will not have separate meeting at APEC
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not have a separate meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam due to scheduling conflicts, the White House said o…
Japan PM Abe says welcomes broad agreement on TPP trade deal
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday welcomed “a broad agreement” reached by the 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), even as others in the trade pact disputed that any deal had been reached.
Trump arrives in Vietnam for summit of Asia-Pacific leaders
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Vietnam on Friday for a summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) nations, the fourth leg of his 12-day Asia trip.
Islamist militants kill six soldiers in southern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Pro-Islamic State militants killed six soldiers and wounded four others on a southern Philippine island, the military spokesman said on Friday, as the army focused on the remaining rebel groups after regaining control of Marawi City….
Japan to build four radar stations for the Philippines to counter piracy surge: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will build four coast guard radar stations on islands in the Sulu Celebes Seas separating the Philippines and Indonesia to help Manila counter a surge in piracy by Islamic insurgents, two sources said.
Trump praises ‘highly respected’ Xi; China media says visit set new blueprint for U.S.-China ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese leader Xi Jinping as “highly respected” on Friday as he left Beijing for Vietnam, ending a visit which Chinese media declared set a “new blueprint” for handling U.S.-China relations and di…
South Korea says will provide financial support for Kaesong firms
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will provide additional financial support for companies that formerly operated at the now shut-down Kaesong industrial complex inside North Korea, Seoul’s Ministry of Unification said on Friday.
British official urges social media companies to block militant content
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s top internal security official is pressing social media companies to devise automatic systems to spot and block violent militant messaging before it is posted on their networks.
