U.S. defense chief arrives in Pakistan but few signs of progress for Trump strategy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Islamabad on Monday to ask Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership to do more to rein in militants accused of using the country as a base to carry out attacks in neighboring Afghani…
Honduran vote count tilts toward incumbent despite protests over suspected fraud
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Electoral authorities in Honduras seemed poised to hand the president a second term on Monday even after tens of thousands took to the streets in the biggest protests yet over suspected vote count fraud since last week’s dispute…
France should know that Iran’s missiles are not negotiable: spokesman
BEIRUT (Reuters) – France should know that Iran’s missile program is not an issue that can be negotiated, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, said in an interview with state media on Monday.
China says resurfacing tensions on Korean peninsula regrettable
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that after two months of relative calm on the Korean peninsula, the resurfacing of tensions was regrettable.
Honduran candidate leads mass protest, appeals for army support
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Hondurans marched on Sunday in the biggest protests since last week’s disputed presidential election, with resistance intensifying over an erratic vote count that looks set to show the president winning a se…
Bounce for Australian PM as voters tire of leadership roundabout
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull received an unexpected boost from an opinion poll on Monday that showed voters want their leaders to govern for their full terms rather than the revolving door that has marked Aust…
Australian lawmaker proposes to same-sex partner on floor of parliament
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An Australian conservative politician on Monday proposed to his long-term partner on the floor of parliament, ahead of the expected passage of a measure for same sex couples to marry.
South Korea, U.S. kick off largest air exercise amid North Korean warnings
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said, a week after North Korea said it had tested its most advanced missile as part of a weapons program that has raised global ten…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens in the third week of a stepped-up assault, residents, aid worker…
Earthquake strikes off Kermadec Islands, no tsunami warning
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 10 km on Monday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. There was no tsunami warning.
