Japan’s foreign minister set to take party post in Cabinet reshuffle: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to a senior party post, while former defense minister Itsunori Onodera will take up the position again in a Cabinet reshuffle, NHK public television said o…
Brazil’s Temer wins Congressional votes to block graft charge
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted on Wednesday to reject a corruption charge against President Michel Temer for allegedly taking bribes, saving him from facing a possible Supreme Court trial that could have ousted him from off…
Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida set to take key ruling party post: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is set to take a key policy position in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, NHK public broadcaster said on Wednesday.
China expels anti-graft inspector from party for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday one of its former senior inspectors had been expelled from the Communist Party after an investigation found he had abused his position to receive bribes.
China promises support to new African ally Gambia
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will offer its new African ally Gambia support in infrastructure, agriculture, tourism and other areas, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his visiting Gambian counterpart, after the nation ditched ties with self-ruled Taiw…
Former Brazil President Lula faces sixth trial for corruption
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, already found guilty of corruption in one graft trial, will now face a sixth trial on charges related to a sweeping political kickback scheme that sent Latin America’s biggest …
UK sets out new powers to impose sanctions after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government published plans on Wednesday for a bill that would give it the legal power to impose sanctions after it leaves the European Union, including making it easier to cut off terrorism funding and freeze assets.
Tillerson says he and Trump disagree over Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump disagree over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and said the two men discuss how to use the international agreement to advance administrat…
Australia police free one of four suspects in ‘Islamic-inspired’ plot
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police said on Tuesday they had released one of four men arrested in raids last weekend that foiled an “Islamic-inspired” plot to bring down a plane.
Three mountain climbers die on snowy summit in Peru’s Andes
LIMA (Reuters) – Two Chileans and a man with dual U.S.-Russian citizenship died in Peru while trying to climb a snow-capped mountain in the Andes, a spokesman for a mountain climbing group said Tuesday.
