Japan PM names safe hands in cabinet reshuffle but makes maverick top diplomat
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, beset by scandals and falling support, opted for safe hands over fresh faces in a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday but the changes may not boost his support to the extent he seeks.
UK acid attack survivors call for tougher sentences
TRURO, England (Reuters) – Victims of acid attacks in Britain are calling on the government to enforce longer prison sentences and tighten controls on the sale of corrosive substances, after a jump in the number of cases last year and in 2017.
Australia’s spy agency downgrades aviation threat after bomb plot arrests
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday the country’s intelligence agency had downgraded the threat level to aviation after an alleged “Islamic-inspired” plot to bring down a plane was uncovered and disrupted.
China-India border spat casts shadow ahead of BRICS summit
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is taking an increasingly tough line on a border row with India amid a rising crescendo of nationalism in state media, and President Xi Jinping looks set for an awkward encounter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a multilat…
U.S. says ‘grave’ consequences if Syria’s al Qaeda dominates Idlib province
AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States warned a takeover of rebel-held northwestern Idlib province by Syrian jihadists linked to a former al Qaeda affiliate would have grave consequences and make it difficult to dissuade Russia from renewing bombing that …
Former Mexican governor will remain jailed in Panama until extradition
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Mexican state governor from President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party will remain jailed in Panama until he is extradited to his home country where he is wanted on corruption charges, a Panamanian…
Trump, frustrated by Afghan war, suggests firing U.S. commander: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s doubts about the war in Afghanistan has led to a delay in completing a new U.S. strategy in South Asia, skepticism that included a suggestion that the U.S. military commander in the region be fired, U.S. …
Canadian authorities open Montreal’s Olympic Stadium to house asylum seekers
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian health authorities and aid workers are using an Olympic stadium to shelter asylum seekers as a growing number of people walk into the country from the United States.
Japan’s Abe looks likely to opt for safe hands in cabinet rejig
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Shinzo Abe, beset by scandals and a recent crushing loss in Tokyo elections, is likely to opt for safe hands over new faces in a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday that may not deliver the prime minister as much of a boost as he ho…
U.S. bans travel to North Korea from September 1, says Americans should leave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A ban on travel by U.S. passport holders to North Korea will take effect on Sept. 1 and Americans in the country should leave before that date, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
