Gulf media predict more sanctions on Qatar
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar faces further isolation and possible expulsion from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) if its response to a list of demands made nearly two weeks ago is not satisfactory, state-backed Gulf media said on Wednesday.
Thai lawmakers quit assembly to prepare to run in election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – More than a dozen members of an assembly appointed by Thailand’s junta have resigned to be able to contest elections, one of the first signs of political activity ahead of a poll set tentatively for next year.
China urges North Korea not to violate U.N. resolutions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged North Korea not to violate U.N. Security Council resolutions after the North said its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could carry a large nuclear warhead.
Emirates, Turkish Airlines say laptop ban lifted on U.S. flights
DUBAI/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States has lifted the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on U.S.-bound flights from Dubai and Istanbul, Emirates [EMIRA.UL] and Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday.
British PM May finds it lonely at the top, but battles on – for now
LONDON (Reuters) – It’s lonely at the top for British Prime Minister Theresa May but she’s holding on — for now.
Take Two for Trump in talks with unnerved European allies
WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will get a chance to patch up trans-Atlantic ties this week when he meets with NATO allies still rattled by his failure on an earlier trip to embrace the principle that an attack against one member is an a…
New Hong Kong leader strikes conciliatory tone in first week in office
HONG KONG (Reuters) – New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday and vowed to improve ties with the legislature, but she suggested fresh reforms to bring greater democracy to the Chinese city would not be tabled any time so…
Tokyo governor to push for smoking ban before 2020 Olympics – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will push for a law banning smoking in public places, to make the Japanese capital smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, media said, defying national politicians who failed to pass a similar law thi…
China invites foreign experts to help treat ailing dissident Liu
BEIJING (Reuters) – China invited medical experts from the United States and Germany to help treat dissident Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo for cancer, a local government announced on Wednesday, in a softening of its stance ahead of this week’s G20 summit i…
Israeli opposition leader Herzog ousted as head of Labour Party
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog lost his bid for re-election to head the center-left Labour Party on Tuesday and the position will be filled by one of two other candidates who will contest a runoff next week.
