Russia calls NATO moves in Baltics, Poland and Germany a threat: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia views the deployment of NATO troops and military hardware to the Baltic states, Poland and Germany as a threat and has no information about how and when the build-up will end, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday.
Exiled Maldives leader to stand for 2018 presidency
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Exiled Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed said on Thursday he would return to the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago to contest a 2018 presidential election and called for international pressure on the government to allow him to run.
Increasing opposition in Philippines to war on drugs: U.N. official
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights investigator says there are signs of mounting opposition within the Philippines to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, with police operations on hold and the Church getting critical of the campaig…
Germany wants G20 to keep language on trade, currencies, climate: sources
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany will press the Group of 20 to reaffirm its commitment to promoting free trade, resisting currency wars and fighting climate change when finance ministers meet next month for the first time since the election of Donal…
Kremlin says east Ukraine unlikely to be part of deal with Trump
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday it was unlikely that the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are ranged against the Ukrainian army, would be part of any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.
German police raid properties, detain two Salafists
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested two men in a series of raids on Thursday who they said were members of a Salafist group that was planning attacks.
Russia calls Romania ‘a clear threat’ and NATO outpost: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia views Romania as a NATO outpost and as a threat due to it hosting elements of a U.S. anti-missile shield, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing a Russian foreign ministry official.
Trump breaks ice with China’s Xi in letter seeking ‘constructive’ ties
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter that said he looked forward to working with him to develop relations, although the pair haven’t spoken directly since Trump took…
China imprisons former FAW chairman for graft: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court sentenced the former chief of one of the country’s largest state-owned automakers to 11 years and six months in prison for graft, China Central Television reported on Thursday.
China’s response to THAAD does not warrant South Korean action: minister
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said on Thursday China had not taken any retaliatory measures over plans to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system that warranted official action, although South Korea is ready to lodge a formal complaint if …
