Trump lands in Japan, says U.S. and allies are prepared to defend freedom
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tough rhetoric against North Korea when he arrived in Japan on Sunday, saying the United States and its allies are prepared to defend freedom and “no dictator” should underestimate U.S. resolv…
Riding high, Xi looks to soothe Trump as U.S. pressures China
BEIJING (Reuters) – When they met at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in April, China’s President Xi Jinping found a way to charm the mercurial former real estate mogul. Trump hailed the “good chemistry” of the sunny summit in Florida and predicted “lots of very potentially bad problems will be going away.”
Trump, arriving in Japan, defends tough rhetoric on North Korea
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Sunday defending his tough rhetoric on North Korea, saying discussions on Pyongyang will figure prominently in talks with other Asian leaders as tensions rise over its m…
Fight for grassroots democracy in Cambodia sidelines U.S.
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia (Reuters) – Sin Rozeth’s attempts to show the benefits of grassroots democracy to some of the poorest people in the Cambodian city of Battambang are in peril.
Sicilians elect new governor in dress rehearsal for national vote
ROME (Reuters) – Sicilians vote for a new regional government on Sunday in a crucial ballot seen as a test of national trends ahead of parliamentary elections in the spring.
Saudi king sacks top ministers, gives more power to crown prince
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman appointed two new ministers on Saturday to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal family’s most prominent members as head of the National Guard and boosting the kingdom’s young crown prince.
Bolstered Libyan coast guard intercepts packed migrant boat
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s European-backed coast guard on Saturday turned back more than 150 migrants trying to reach Italy by boat amid its heightened efforts to block such crossings of the Mediterranean.
Car bomb explosion kills, injures dozens in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: SANA
CAIRO (Reuters) – A suicide car bomb exploded on Saturday in Syria’s eastern city of Deir al-Zor, killing and injuring dozens, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
Lebanon PM Hariri resigns, assails Iran and Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world.
Saudi Arabia appoints new ministers for economy and national guard
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has appointed new ministers for two key positions involving internal security and the economy, state television reported on Saturday, citing a royal decree.
