Russia passes ‘foreign agents’ media law on second reading: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed on second reading a law that would allow the Russian authorities to designate foreign media operating in Russia as “foreign agents”, RIA news agency reported.
North Korea’s Kim trades missiles for tractors during testing lull
SEOUL (Reuters) – After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea’s state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who has temporarily traded weapons for workshops.
Going strong after 70 years: UK’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate platinum anniversary
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will add another landmark to her record-breaking reign on Monday when she and Prince Philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.
Britain’s Johnson to meet husband of aid worker jailed in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday meet the husband of an aid worker jailed in Iran to discuss granting diplomatic protection to her as part of an effort to secure her release from prison.
Plane crash in Russia’s far east kills six: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in Russia’s far eastern region of Khabarovsk early on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said.
Injuries reported in Singapore transit train collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another at a station, injuring 25 people, authorities said, the latest incident involving the city-state’s railways.
Tillerson to meet Myanmar military supremo in bid to ease Rohingya crisis
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Myanmar on Wednesday for talks with the army chief whose forces have been accused of atrocities against ethnic Muslim Rohingya during an operation that drove more than 600,000 to fl…
Zimbabwe military says seizes power to stop ‘criminals’, President Mugabe safe
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s military said it had seized power in a targeted assault on “criminals” around President Robert Mugabe who were causing social and economic suffering, but gave assurances the 93-year-old leader and his family were “safe and…
Senior Chinese diplomat to visit North Korea as envoy of Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese diplomat will visit North Korea from Friday as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing said, although it did not say he was planning to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic programs.
Colombia court approves peace tribunals ahead of congressional vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s constitutional court said in a ruling late on Tuesday that special justice tribunals outlined in a peace deal between the government and the Marxist FARC rebels are constitutional, ahead of a congressional vote on the subj…
