Freeport Indonesia closes mine access road again after shooting
TIMIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc closed the main access road to its giant copper mine in the eastern province of Papua on Tuesday for the second time in three days after another shooting incident.
Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government deepened on Tuesday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and the main opposition party drafted in a high-profile candidate for a key by-elect…
Defecting North Korean soldier in critical condition, U.N. investigating
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean soldier shot while defecting to the South has undergone several surgical procedures and is in a critical condition, South Korea’s government and military said on Tuesday, with doctors expecting to save him.
Freeport closes access road at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine after shooting
TIMIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc has closed the main access road to the giant Grasberg copper mine after a shooting incident on Tuesday morning in the Papuan highlands where the mine is situated.
Top U.S. negotiator arrives in South Korea amid hopes for easing tensions
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States’ top negotiator with North Korea arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, a visit that comes as hopes rise for an easing of tensions on the peninsula in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit and a lull in missile…
Russia, U.S. stalemate over Syria chemical weapons inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it was talking to the United States about the U.N. Security Council renewing an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but Washington countered that Moscow had refused to engage on…
South China Sea code of conduct talks to be ‘stabilizer’ for region: China premier
MANILA (Reuters) – China’s agreement to begin discussions with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the fine print of a code of conduct framework for the disputed South China Sea will be a “stabilizer” for the region, Chinese Premier L…
Google broadens takedown of extremist YouTube videos
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google in the last few months has begun removing from YouTube extremist videos that do not depict violence or preach hate, YouTube said on Monday, a major policy shift as social media companies face increasing …
Russia, China, others boycott U.S. meeting at U.N. on Venezuela
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia, China, Egypt and Bolivia boycotted an informal public United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Monday organized by the United States, saying the 15-member body should not be involved in the situation.
North Korean soldier who defected to South was shot by several North Korean soldiers: U.N
SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean soldier who defected to the South on Monday was shot by several North Korean soldiers while making his way over the inter-Korean border, the United Nations Command said on Tuesday.
