Papua New Guinea starts dismantling detention camp, threatens forcible evict of asylum seekers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea began dismantling a shuttered Australian-run immigration detention center on Thursday and warned it will use force if necessary to evict nearly 600 men if they refuse to leave within two days, according to a notice p…
Trump to talk trade and North Korea with Chinese leader Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea and trade will likely top the agenda when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sit down for formal talks on Thursday, a day after Trump warned Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuclear w…
Egypt’s president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran
SHARM AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday he was against military strikes on Iran or the Tehran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, saying there was enough turmoil in the Middle East.
Trump to talk North Korea, trade with Chinese leader Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea and trade will likely top the agenda when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sit down for formal talks on Thursday, a day after Trump warned Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuclear w…
Pentagon confirms rare, three aircraft carrier drill November 11-14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would soon carry out the first exercise in a decade involving three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Western Pacific, confirming a Reuters report published on Monday.
Colombia seizes 12 tons of cocaine, its biggest ever haul
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Police seized more than 12 tons of cocaine from Colombia’s top crime gang on Wednesday, the biggest haul ever in the nation’s long-running fight against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos said.
U.N. warns if no Yemen aid access, world will see largest famine in decades
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned on Wednesday that if a Saudi-led military coalition did not allow humanitarian aid access to Yemen then it would cause “the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with …
Niger deaths probe outcome expected in January: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Wednesday it has told families of four American soldiers killed during an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4 that it expected to complete its investigation into their deaths in January.
Egypt’s Sisi backs Saudi purge; urges de-escalation with Iran in the region
SHARM AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday he was against military strikes on Iran or the Tehran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, saying there was enough turmoil in the Middle East.
Serbian, U.S. paratroopers to earn ‘wings’ during bilateral military exercise
BERLIN (Reuters) – Serbian and U.S. paratroopers will jump side-by-side during a joint exercise aimed at strengthening military ties with Serbia, the U.S. general in charge of NATO’s Allied Air Command said, a move that could trigger protests from Mosc…
