Fog forces Trump to abandon DMZ trip in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to make an unannounced visit to the heavily fortified border separating North and South Korea was aborted on Wednesday after dense fog prevented his helicopter from landing, officials said.
UCLA basketball players arrested in China a day before Trump visit: reports
(Reuters) – Three UCLA men’s basketball players were arrested in China for shoplifting on Tuesday, a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official visit there, according to several media reports.
Catalan secessionist parties fail to agree on unity ticket for December vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan secessionist parties on Tuesday failed to agree on a united ticket to contest a December snap regional election, making it more difficult to rule the region after the vote and press ahead with their collective bid to split fr…
At U.N., Russia slams inquiry into toxic gas attacks in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia rejected on Tuesday a report by an international inquiry blaming the Syrian government for a deadly toxic gas attack, casting doubt on whether the U.N. Security Council can agree to extend the investigation’s mandate b…
Liberia’s president says ‘our democracy is under assault’
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday said democracy in the West African country was being threatened, a day after the Supreme Court put a presidential runoff on hold over fraud allegations.
Assad adviser says Turkish, U.S. forces ‘illegal invaders’ in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. and Turkish troops are “illegal invader” forces on Syrian territory and Syria will “deal with” them, a top adviser to President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday.
Congo opposition rejects new timetable for polls to replace Kabila
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition parties have rejected a new date for elections announced at the weekend to replace President Joseph Kabila, saying it violates the law and a political deal agreed with the government.
Saudi mass arrests jolt markets but many see overdue swoop on corruption
RIYADH (Reuters) – All major Gulf stock markets slid on Tuesday on jitters about Saudi Arabia’s sweeping anti-graft purge, a campaign seen by critics as a populist power grab but by ordinary Saudis as an overdue attack on the sleaze of a moneyed ultra-…
Sweden seeks to buy $1 billion U.S. Patriot air defense missile system
STOCKHOLM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sweden will start negotiations on a $1.2 billion Raytheon Co Patriot air defense missile system, as interest in missile defense systems strengthens amid heightened regional tensions and ballistic missile technology imp…
Germany says it would be ‘wrong signal’ to withdraw mission from Iraq
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister urged parliament on Tuesday to extend a military mission training Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq, saying to withdraw the German force would raise the risk of a new civil war there.
