Russia’s Kislyak: talks with Trump’s ex-security aide ‘absolutely transparent’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s former ambassador to Washington, Sergei Kislyak, said on Saturday his conversations with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn had been transparent and focused on matters of U.S.-Russia cooperation.
No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS: Lebanese military source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian army to fight against Islamic State in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone, a military source told Reuters on Saturday, rejecting a local media report of direct military cooperation b…
Kenyan politicians struggle to break ethnic voting patterns
KITUI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s president and opposition leader both held election rallies outside their ethnic strongholds this week, as the candidates push harder to win votes in areas dominated by their rivals.
ASEAN communique stalls amid disagreement on South China Sea stance
MANILA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian foreign ministers failed to release a customary communique at the end of a high-level meeting on Saturday after what diplomats said was a lack of consensus about how to refer to disputes in the South China Sea.
Former senior China Development Bank official jailed for 14 years for graft
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday the former head of the supervisory board at China Development Bank, the country’s largest policy lender, has been jailed for 14 years and fined 3.5 million yuan ($520,276) for receiving …
Asia security forum to push social media use to fight extremism
MANILA (Reuters) – More than two dozen Asian countries will agree to utilize social media to counter the spread of violent extremism in the region, according to a draft statement being prepared ahead of a top security gathering on Monday.
Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck south Mindanao island in the Philippines on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
U.S. judge sets $30,000 bail for UK hacker who stopped ‘WannaCry’
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Las Vegas set a $30,000 bail on Friday for a well-known British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information.
U.S. submits formal notice of withdrawal from Paris climate pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has officially informed the United Nations it will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement in a document issued on Friday, but left the door open to re-engaging if the terms improved for the United Sta…
Kenya opposition say police raid offices, but witnesses deny it
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan opposition spokesman said police raided his alliance’s offices on Friday night, four days before elections – but the government quickly denied any raid had taken place, dismissing the report as “fake news”.
