Exclusive: U.S. nears decisions on resettlement of Australian-held refugees
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States will tell dozens of refugees held in an Australian-run offshore detention center whether they will be offered resettlement in America within six weeks, two detainees told Reuters on Friday.
Chinese conglomerate HNA sues exiled tycoon Guo
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s HNA Group has filed a defamation lawsuit against Guo Wengui, days after it first broke its long silence over what it says were “baseless and meritless” allegations by the exiled billionaire, court documents show.
Trump rolls back parts of what he calls ‘terrible’ Obama Cuba policy
MIAMI (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on U.S. business dealings with the Caribbean island’s military, saying he was canceling former President Barack Obama’s “terrible and misguided deal” with Havana.
U.S. military has made no decision on new Afghanistan troop levels: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it has not yet reached a decision on future troop levels in Afghanistan, amid speculation that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis may have finalized plans for an increase in forces to help break a stalemat…
Mexico to speed up extradition of Chilean wanted for Pinochet ally murder
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and Chile agreed on Thursday to speed up the extradition of Chilean citizen Raul Escobar Poblete, wanted in his home country for allegedly participating in the 1991 murder of senator Jaime Guzman, a close ally of late dic…
Australia introduces illegal gun amnesty after Islamist-inspired attacks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Friday it would introduce a three-month national gun amnesty, the first in more than 20 years, in a bid to reduced the number of illegal firearms which have been used in recent Islamist-inspired attacks.
U.S. accuses Chinese company of money-laundering for North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has accused a Chinese-based company of acting as a front for laundering money on behalf of a sanctioned North Korean bank and has filed a complaint seeking $1.9 million from it, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday…
Their life disrupted, South Korean grannies vow to fight THAAD till the end
SOSEONG-RI, South Korea (Reuters) – In Soseong-ri, a small farming village of about 80 residents in southern South Korea, a band of elderly women is at the forefront of protests against the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system next to their neighbo…
In Philippines battle, troops pinned down by sniper fire, Molotov cocktails
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – When Philippines troops advanced on positions held by Islamist militants in a southern city last Friday they were caught in a kill zone.
Central American leaders facing U.S. aid cuts pledge to do more
MIAMI (Reuters) – Facing deep cuts to foreign aid by the Trump administration, Central American leaders pledged on Thursday to take more responsibility to battle organized crime and curb illegal immigration from the region.
