Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people protested in Australia on Saturday against the treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers in an offshore detention center that the United Nations has described as an “unfolding humanitarian emergency”.
Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram but it was not immediately clear whether they had complied.
Trump heads to Japan with North Korea on his mind
HONOLULU (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump headed to Japan on the first stop of his five-nation tour of Asia on Saturday, looking to present a united front with the Japanese against North Korea as tensions run high over Pyongyang’s nuclear and mi…
Promote peace, China’s Xi tells soldiers at first overseas base
BEIJING (Reuters) – Troops serving at China’s first overseas military base, in the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti, should help promote peace and stability, President Xi Jinping told them in a video chat, encouraging them to promote a good image.
Trump, dogged at home, begins longest presidential Asia trip in years
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Donald Trump arrived in Hawaii on Friday as he set out on the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than a quarter century, looking for help to pressure North Korea to stand down from a nuclear crisis.
U.S. says Turkish gold trader facing Iran trial invoked Erdogan ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A wealthy Turkish gold trader charged in the United States with violating U.S. sanctions against Iran sought support from and invoked the name of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to advance his business, U.S. prosecutors said.
Argentine survivor of New York attack pleads for justice, love
(Reuters) – “What has the world turned in to?” a friend of the five Argentines killed in the New York attack this week asked at a news conference on Friday, alongside three other surviving members of a group of former classmates.
Canada government facing resistance from Senate over pot law
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government’s plan to legalize recreational marijuana by next July could be in jeopardy, with opposition brewing among some in the Senate and concerns that the deadline to pass the bill is rapidly approaching.
U.S. carries out first strikes against Islamic State in Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Somalia and killed “several terrorists,” the U.S. military said on Friday.
Spain issues arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader
MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Spain on Friday issued an arrest warrant on sedition and other charges against Carles Puigdemont, tightening the judicial net around the former Catalan leader who went Brussels after his government was sacked over a declarat…
