Trump pledges to act ‘very strongly’ on North Korea missile threat
WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to confront North Korea “very strongly” following its latest missile test and urged nations to show Pyongyang there would be consequences for its weapons program.
Malaysia’s Mahathir says would back old foe Anwar as prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is seeking the release of jailed opposition leader, and once bitter foe, Anwar Ibrahim, and would have no objection to him being premier, the Guardian reported on Thursday.
Can U.S. defend against North Korea missiles? Not everyone agrees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Not everybody asserts as confidently as the Pentagon that the U.S. military can defend the United States from the growing threat posed by North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile capability.
EU parliament calls for Turkey accession talks to be suspended
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Thursday for Turkey’s European Union accession talks to be suspended if Ankara fully implements plans to expand President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers, in a vote which Turkey dismissed as flawed and wrong…
G20 summit to strengthen multilateral cooperation: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – The G20 summit in Germany should strengthen international cooperation and Berlin remains committed to the implementation of a major climate protection agreement, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday on the eve of the gathering i…
Greenpeace stages small protest during Trump’s Poland visit
WARSAW (Reuters) – Greenpeace activists projected the slogan “No Trump, Yes Paris” onto a building in central Warsaw as U.S. President Donald Trump visited Poland on Wednesday, in protest at the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
Suicide blast kills two at bus station in Syria’s government-held Hama
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in Syria’s Hama killed two people and injured nine others on Thursday, state media said, in the second such attack in a government-held city this week.
Philippines’ Duterte rejected militant feelers for talks: minister
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rejected feelers for talks from associates of Islamist militants occupying a southern town as government forces had suffered too many casualties by the time the offer came, his defense minister sa…
Second call for drug war inquiry puts pressure on Philippine Senate
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A second Philippine senator has called for an investigation into police conduct after a Reuters report revealed anti-drug squads were sending the bodies of slain suspects to hospital to destroy crime scenes and cover up executions…
China urges calm after U.S. says ready to use force against North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday called for all sides to remain calm and exercise restraint after the United States said it was ready to use force, if need be, to halt North Korea’s nuclear missile program.
