South Korea seizes HK-flagged vessel it says transferred oil to North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in defiance of international sanctions, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.
Myanmar frees journalists working for Turkish broadcaster
(Reuters) – Myanmar on Friday freed two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster, their local interpreter and a driver after they completed a two-month jail sentence for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone, a prison official sai…
Australia expected to ease visa restrictions on foreign pilots as planes left grounded
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government is expected to relax restrictions on visas for foreign pilots as a national shortage sees planes grounded and flights canceled, aviation officials said on Friday.
Trump says China’s stance on North Korea influences his trade policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had “been soft” on China on trade issues and said he was not happy that China had allowed oil shipments to go into North Korea.
Indian state tense ahead of citizens list targeting ‘illegal Bangladeshis’
GUWAHATI, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has mobilized around 60,000 police and paramilitary troops in a sensitive border state ahead of the publication of a list of citizens it says will be used to detect and deport illegal immigrants – mainly Musl…
UK police charges two with terror offences
(Reuters) – British counter terrorism police said on Thursday they had charged two men with terrorism offences following an investigation.
Fire in India’s financial capital kills at least 12
MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least 12 people died and three were critically injured in a late night fire at a multi-story building in India’s financial capital Mumbai, local authorities said on Friday.
Italy aims to send up to 470 troops to Niger to curb people-smuggling
ROME (Reuters) – Italy aims to deploy up to 470 troops to Niger to help tackle people-smuggling, the military General Staff said on Thursday.
At least 109 civilians killed by Saudi coalition’s raids, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in air strikes in the past 10 days, including 54 people at a crowded market and 14 members of one family on a farm, the top U.N. official in the country said on Thursda…
Trump says China ‘Caught RED HANDED’ allowing oil into North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said China has been “caught” allowing oil into North Korea and said such moves would prevent “a friendly solution” to the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
