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.
Trump admin willing to work with Congress on war authorization: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from President Donald Trump’s administration are willing to work with Congress as it attempts to pass a new authorization for military operations against Islamic State, U.S. senators said on Wednesday.
French national detained in Turkey after crossing from Iraq: agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish border guards have detained a French national at the border with Iraq after he was found to have photographs and interviews with Kurdish militia fighters among his possessions, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said on…
Iran says new U.S. sanctions violate nuclear deal, vows ‘proportional reaction’
(Reuters) – Iran said new sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday break the terms of its nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers, and vowed an “appropriate and proportional” response.
Two killed as plane lands on Portuguese beach
LISBON (Reuters) – A small airplane made an emergency landing on a popular, crowded beach near Lisbon on Wednesday, killing two people.
Afghan suicide bomber kills two U.S. soldiers in NATO convoy
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A suicide bomb attack killed two American troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday as they were traveling in a convoy near the airport in the southern city of Kandahar, the U.S. military said, in a strike claimed by the Taliban i…
Tillerson to press China and ASEAN states on North Korea in Manila
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press China and other Asian countries to take tougher action against North Korea when he attends regional meetings in Manila starting this week, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday….
European court says jailed Turkish teachers on hunger strike do not have to be freed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday rejected a request by two Turkish teachers, who are on hunger strike while in detention following last year’s failed coup, to order Ankara to release them on health grounds.
Radioactive material reported stolen in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The theft of an unknown amount of radioactive material has prompted an alert in five Mexican states, the head of national emergency services said on Wednesday.
