One dead, seven missing after blast at China petrochemical plant
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – An explosion rocked a petrochemical plant in the Chinese province of Shandong on Monday, with one person killed and seven missing, the state news agency Xinhua reported.
China upset at Mattis’ “irresponsible remarks” on South China Sea
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has expressed its strong dissatisfaction with what it labeled “irresponsible remarks” on the South China Sea by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis during a security forum at the weekend.
Airlines urged to step up fight against human trafficking
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Airlines are being urged to train more flight attendants to help prevent human trafficking, placing cabin crew on the front line of the fight against sexual exploitation and slavery.
In shadow of deadly attacks, British election campaign resumes
LONDON (Reuters) – After a militant attack on a nightlife district of London this weekend, British Prime Minister Theresa May will resume campaigning on Monday just three days before a national election which polls show is much tighter than previously …
Some Palestinian ex-prisoners in Gaza say their salaries withheld
GAZA (Reuters) – Scores of former Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel and living in the Gaza Strip said on Sunday their stipends from the Western-backed Palestinian Authority have been suspended in an apparent bid to appease Israel and the United Sta…
Iran’s leader lashes out at Trump, Saudis for anti-Tehran alliance
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out on Sunday against U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s leaders for their new regional alliance against Tehran, saying it would bear no fruit.
Putin’s dinner with Michael Flynn: ‘I didn’t even really talk to him’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hardly spoke at all with former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn when they sat together at a Moscow dinner in 2015, NBC News quoted the Kremlin leader as saying on Sunday.
Venezuela eyes assembly vote in July; man set ablaze dies
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government is set to press ahead with a vote to elect a constituent assembly on July 30, an official said on Sunday, prompting the opposition to blast the body as a sham designed to keep embattled President Nicolas Madur…
Unsure of U.S., Asia builds new alliances to counter China
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Several Asian nations are seeking to bolster informal alliances among themselves, regional diplomats and officials said, unsettled by growing fears that the United States could not be relied on to maintain a buffer against China’s…
Bahrain indefinitely suspends newspaper that backs opposition
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain on Sunday suspended the country’s only independent newspaper indefinitely over a column that insulted a “sisterly Arab country”, state news agency BNA reported, the second time the publication has been banned this year.
