German industrial workers start 24-hour strikes in row over pay, hours
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Industrial workers in Germany started 24-hour strikes overnight, affecting companies including automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen [ZFF.UL] and lighting company Zumtobel , amid a dispute over wages and working hours.
Vietnam lists U.S.-based Vietnamese group as ‘terrorist’ organization
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam listed a U.S.-based group still loyal to the now defunct state of South Vietnam as a terrorist organization on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said.
China says plenty of space separates Taiwan flights amid route row
BEIJING (Reuters) – China rebuffed Taiwan’s objections in a deepening row over the opening of new flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, saying on Wednesday that the space separating routes over the waterway was more than is mandated by international stand…
Trump calls North Korea leadership ‘depraved,’ warns of nuclear missile threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Branding North Korea’s leadership “depraved,” President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear missiles could “very soon threaten our homeland” and vowed a continued campaign of maximum pressure to keep that from happening.
Mexico may allow U.S. air marshals to use stun guns on flights
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is in talks with the United States on whether to allow U.S. federal air marshals to travel with Taser stun guns on cross-border flights with U.S. airlines, National Security Commissioner Renato Sales said in a TV intervie…
South Korea sends athletes for joint training at North Korean ski resort
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will begin a joint training program at the Masikryong ski resort in North Korea on Wednesday as had been initially planned, the South’s Ministry of Unification said, with a 45-person delegation engaging in a two-day trip.
Body parts found in bags in suspected Mexican gang battle
ACAPULCO (Reuters) – The body parts of seven people stuffed in plastic bags were found on Tuesday on a roadside in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero, a center of opium poppy production where rival drug gangs fight turf wars over lucrative extortion a…
U.S. lawmakers blast Trump decision to hold off on Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Congress, who passed new sanctions on Russia nearly unanimously last summer, criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday for not imposing them, accusing him of being soft on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir …
Taliban active in 70 percent of Afghanistan, BBC study finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Taliban are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan’s districts, fully controlling 4 percent of the country and demonstrating an open physical presence in another 66 percent, according to a BBC study published on Tuesday.
Trump administration drops Cha as pick for Seoul envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Victor Cha, a former White House official who had been the Trump administration’s choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is no longer being considered for the post, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
