China conducts ‘island encirclement’ patrols near Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force has conducted more “island encirclement patrols” near Taiwan, its military said on Tuesday, after a senior Chinese diplomat threatened that China would invade the self-ruled island if any U.S. warships made port vi…
South Korea’s Moon, China’s Xi to talk North Korea, trade in Beijing summit
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – Curbing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will top South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s agenda in Beijing during a visit this week aimed at breaking the ice after a furious row over Seoul’s deployment of a U.S. anti-missile syst…
Wife of disgraced Mexican governor taking ‘refuge’ in UK: report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The wife of a detained former Mexican governor is living in Britain and has demanded back artwork, golf clubs and crystal that were seized by the government, according to a letter obtained by news site Animal Politico.
Prominent Australian opposition lawmaker quits over claims of China links
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prominent Australian opposition Senator Sam Dastyari said on Tuesday he would resign from parliament after a series of allegations emerged about his links with Chinese-aligned interests in Australia.
British banker to appeal against life sentence for Hong Kong double murder
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A British banker, jailed for life in Hong Kong last year for the murder of two Indonesian women he tortured and raped in his luxury apartment, is due to launch an appeal on Tuesday.
Amnesty accuses EU of abetting migrant rights violations in Libya
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European governments are “complicit” in grave human rights violations in Libya through their support for authorities there that often work with people smugglers and torture refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said on Tuesd…
PM May’s deputy to keep job after pornography claims, ITV says
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s senior minister will not have to resign over claims that police found pornography on a work computer and that he made an inappropriate sexual advance against a young woman, ITV political editor Robert Pes…
Turkey, Russia will meet to finalize S-400 defense deal in coming week
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and Russian officials will meet to finalize Turkey’s S-400 surface-to-air missile systems deal in the coming week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
Tillerson set to meet Trudeau for North Korea crisis talks: source
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week for talks on how to address the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, an Ottawa source said on Monday.
Ukrainian judge frees Saakashvili from detention
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili was freed from detention on Monday, after a Ukrainian judge turned down the prosecutors’ request to place him under house arrest – the latest twist in his dramatic standoff with the autho…
