Chinese state media takes praise for leader to new heights as Xi tightens grip
BEIJING (Reuters) – The official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party has lavished unusually high levels of praise on President Xi Jinping’s signature leadership, as China’s strongest leader in decades consolidates his personal power.
Britain foils Islamist suicide plot to kill PM May in Downing Street: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has foiled an Islamist suicide plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May with a bomb in Downing Street, Sky news reported, citing unidentified sources.
U.S. B-1B bomber flies over Korean peninsula during military drills
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. B-1B bomber flew over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, as part of a large-scale joint aerial drill that has been denounced by North Korea as pushing the peninsula to the brink of nuclear war.
China accuses Australia of paranoia over foreign influence laws
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – China accused Australia of hysteria and paranoia on Wednesday after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull vowed to ban foreign political donations in a move to curb external influence on its domestic politics.
In break with decades of U.S. policy, Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, breaking with longtime U.S. policy and potentially stirring unrest.
U.S. B-1B bomber flew over Korean peninsula: Yonhap
(Reuters) – A U.S. B-1B bomber flew over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday as part of a large-scale joint aerial drill with South Korea, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean military.
Mexican army hit by execution finding as Senate mulls new military powers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican soldiers arbitrarily executed two people after an illegal raid last year, a national rights body said on Tuesday, releasing its findings as protests disrupted a debate in the Senate over a contentious bill to give the mi…
Australian citizenship threatens government with nine more MPs in doubt
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia faces a series of by-elections that could topple the government, which trails in opinion polls and has lost its slender majority, in a bizarre citizenship crisis that has engulfed both sides of parliament.
Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel capital, upending decades of U.S. policy
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and set in motion the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to the ancient city, senior U.S. officials said, a decision that upends decades of U….
Plot to kill British premier May foiled: Sky News
(Reuters) – The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that two men arrested last week had been charged with terrorism offenses and would appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
