Expulsion of Australian ministers cast doubt over more than 100 government decisions: opposition Labor
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s main Labor opposition party said on Monday it was considering a legal challenge to more than 100 decisions made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative government, after two of his cabinet ministers were expelle…
Taiwan understands need to spend more on defense, president says in U.S.
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan understands the need to spend more on its defense and will continue to increase its military spending, President Tsai Ing-wen said during a visit to Hawaii that has provoked anger from Beijing.
South Korea, China nuclear envoys to meet in Beijing: South Korea government
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign ministry said Lee Do-hoon, its representative for six-party nuclear talks, and his Chinese counterpart, Kong Xuanyou, will meet in Beijing on Tuesday.
PNG says Australia responsible for hundreds of asylum seekers when detention camp closes
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will not be allowed to walk away from legal, financial and moral responsibility for nearly 800 men when it closes its asylum seeker detention center in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Tuesday, PNG’s immigration minister said.
Qatar emir says open to Trump-hosted talks over Gulf crisis: CBS
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to the four Arab states boycotting…
Bahrain foreign minister calls for freezing Qatar out of GCC
CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain will not attend the upcoming GCC summit if Qatar does not change its stand, and the right step to preserve the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is to freeze Qatar’s membership, Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Twitter on Sunda…
U.S. envoy Haley’s blunt diplomacy targets South Sudan, Congo
JUBA, South Sudan/KITCHANGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – In a mountainous camp for displaced Congolese, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wrapped her arm around an inconsolable woman who recounted being raped twice.
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Qaryatayn, SYRIA (Reuters) – Twenty six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central province of Homs, witnesses and officials said.
Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro well positioned for 2018 elections: poll
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro would make it to a second round of voting in the 2018 presidential elections if they were held today, an Ibope poll showed on Sunday.
Merkel, party leaders meet to rev up German coalition talks: media
BERLIN (Reuters) – Key allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday downplayed reports about a crisis among parties in a potential coalition government, saying it was important to work out differences and reach a sustainable agreement.
