EU’s Tusk says ‘good deal’ or ‘no deal’ on Brexit up to London
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that it was up to Britain to determine if there was to be a good deal or no deal in Brexit talks.
Tears in rain as Thais gather for late king’s funeral
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Somber crowds began gathering to pay final respects to Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, braving a tropical downpour to camp out along the funeral procession route for a monarch who died last year and was revered by some as a…
U.S. coalition denies deadly strike in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition on Tuesday denied striking Deir al-Zor city in eastern Syria after Damascus accused its jets of killing more than a dozen people.
Unlikely allies eye vote to legalize cannabis in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand could become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize cannabis for personal use after an unlikely alliance of populist, centrist and leftist parties put drug policy immediately on the agenda of the inc…
Chaotic scenes as suspects wheeled around airport where North Korean leader’s brother killed
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Handcuffed, wearing bulletproof vests and under heavily armed guard, the two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader were pushed around a Malaysian airport in wheelchairs on Tuesday during a court vi…
China Communist Party enshrines ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ in constitution
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping’s political thought into its constitution on Tuesday, putting him in the same company as the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, and cementing his power ahead of a new t…
Hong Kong democracy activists granted bail as they seek to appeal against jail terms
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s highest court granted bail to two prominent young pro-democracy activists, Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, on Tuesday pending an appeal over their jail terms for unlawful assembly linked to the city’s mass pro-democracy pr…
China Communist Party enshrines Xi in constitution
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party on Tuesday approved an amendment to its constitution directly mentioning Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name and his “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”.
Three-quarters of Australians vote in same-sex marriage poll so far
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nearly 12 million Australians, or 74.5 percent of eligible voters, have voted so far in a postal ballot on whether same-sex marriage should be legalised, the Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
Incoming New Zealand government to review central bank objectives
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand prime minister-designate Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday her new Labour-led government plans to review and reform the Central Bank Act to possibly include employment, alongside inflation, as a dual target.
