Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more “provocative acts” could have “unwarranted consequences”, raising the risk of a deterioration in relations already strained by the Rohingya …
Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head is backing a candidate in a by-election on Sunday, in what a former senior army officer says is a key step in a military-p…
Mexico-U.S. trade would survive any NAFTA rupture: Mexico foreign minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Trade between the United States and Mexico would not end if the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was terminated, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Friday, after a new U.S. plan emerged to build a five-year sunset prov…
Putin’s proposed U.N. Ukraine peacekeepers must have full access: Merkel
BERLIN(Reuters) – Any United Nations peacekeepers sent to eastern Ukraine must be granted access to the entirety of the region held by Moscow-backed separatists, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
North Korea says seeking military ‘equilibrium’ with U.S.
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military force with the United States, which earlier signaled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for t…
Mexico foreign minister calls latest U.S. NAFTA proposal ‘redundant’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister on Friday said a U.S. plan to add a five-year sunset provision to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was redundant, since the pact’s members can already trigger a renegotiation or leave it …
Guatemala Congress withdraws bill that cut anti-graft penalties
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress on Friday repealed a controversial bill it had passed only two days earlier, which critics had blasted as a setback in the fight against political corruption.
U.S. judge will not dismiss accused Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday rejected an effort by Joaquin Guzman, the accused Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo,” to dismiss a massive international narcotics conspiracy indictment on the ground he was extradited improperly to Brookl…
After new North Korea missile test, U.S. says has military options
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had military options to deal with North Korea, signaling its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean for the …
Peru’s Kuczynski eyes naming VP as new prime minister: sources
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Kuczynski is considering appointing Martin Vizcarra, his vice president and former transportation minister, as his new prime minister in a swearing-in ceremony for a new Cabinet scheduled for Sunday, two govern…
