UAE asks banks for information on 19 Saudis’ accounts
ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates central bank and securities regulator have asked banks and finance companies in the UAE to provide information on the accounts of 19 Saudi citizens, banking sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Trump tells China’s Xi he believes North Korea solution can be found
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he believes, like Xi, that a solution can be found to the North Korean nuclear issue, a day after warning Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuc…
Cambodia marks independence from France with doves, balloons
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodians on Thursday marked the 64th anniversary of the country’s independence from France by releasing doves and balloons into the sky at the Independence Monument in the capital Phnom Penh.
Papua New Guinea starts dismantling detention camp, threatens forcible evict of asylum seekers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea began dismantling a shuttered Australian-run immigration detention center on Thursday and warned it will use force if necessary to evict nearly 600 men if they refuse to leave within two days, according to a notice p…
Trump to talk trade and North Korea with Chinese leader Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea and trade will likely top the agenda when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sit down for formal talks on Thursday, a day after Trump warned Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuclear w…
Egypt’s president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran
SHARM AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday he was against military strikes on Iran or the Tehran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, saying there was enough turmoil in the Middle East.
Trump to talk North Korea, trade with Chinese leader Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea and trade will likely top the agenda when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sit down for formal talks on Thursday, a day after Trump warned Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuclear w…
Pentagon confirms rare, three aircraft carrier drill November 11-14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would soon carry out the first exercise in a decade involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Western Pacific, confirming a Reuters report published on Monday.
Colombia seizes 12 tons of cocaine, its biggest ever haul
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Police seized more than 12 tons of cocaine from Colombia’s top crime gang on Wednesday, the biggest haul ever in the nation’s long-running fight against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos said.
U.N. warns if no Yemen aid access, world will see largest famine in decades
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned on Wednesday that if a Saudi-led military coalition did not allow humanitarian aid access to Yemen then it would cause “the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with …
