Vietnam’s White House lobbying coup secures strategic gains
HANOI (Reuters) – When Vietnam’s prime minister sat down with President Donald Trump at the White House last week, it reflected a concerted Vietnamese lobbying effort unmatched by most Asian peers.
Mexico ruling party seen scraping to victory in key state vote
TOLUCA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) likely won a key state election on Sunday by a slim margin, according to an official preliminary projection of results that was quickly challenged by the leftist party s…
Exclusive: U.S. considers possible sanctions against Venezuela oil sector – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering possible sanctions on Venezuela’s vital energy sector, including state oil company PDVSA, senior White House officials said, in what would be a major escalation of U.S. efforts to pressure the country’s embattled leftist government amid a crackdown on the opposition.
Japan holds evacuation drills as North Korea presses on with missile tests
ABU, Japan (Reuters) – About 100 school children and their parents are holding a clean-up on the field of the local elementary school in this small fishing and farming town, when an alarm warns of an impending missile attack and they run for the school…
Indebted gambler behind Philippines casino attack: police
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police on Sunday identified the gunman behind an attack on a casino that killed 36 people as a heavily indebted local man addicted to gambling, ruling out any involvement by Islamic militants.
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, as thousands gathered in…
Trump criticized for tweet on London mayor after bridge attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Sunday for criticizing London’s mayor in the aftermath of attacks in the city that killed seven people and injured at least 48 others.
Cambodian opposition makes gains in local elections
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s opposition made significant gains in local elections against the ruling party of authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday, according to the first results.
Hundreds of Juventus fans injured in stampede in Turin
ROME (Reuters) – Hundreds of Juventus soccer fans watching the Champions League final in one of Turin’s main squares were injured when loud bangs created a panic and mayhem.
Japan’s PM Abe eyes legacy with proposed change to pacifist constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) – – Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying Chi…
