Trump’s defense chief heads to Asia, eying China, North Korea threat
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s defense secretary is expected to underscore U.S. security commitments to key allies South Korea and Japan on his debut trip to Asia this week as concerns mount over North Korea’s missile program and…
Russia says Trump should be more specific on Syria safe zones plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump should be more specific about his proposal to set up safe zones in Syria and said attempts to implement a similar policy in Libya had been trag…
Shadowy killings persist in Manila after police quit drugs war
MANILA (Reuters) – A young man’s body lay in a pool of blood, surrounded by bullet casings. A loved one rushed to the scene in the dark, rundown Manila neighborhood and howled in anguish as onlookers huddled behind a police cordon.
EU extends emergency border controls to tackle migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union envoys agreed on Wednesday to extend emergency border controls inside the bloc’s free-travel zone for another three months to mid-May, as immigration and security continued to dominate the political agenda.
Some nations affected by U.S. immigration order may stay on list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries temporarily barred from the United States by President Donald Trump’s executive order may be blocked indefinitely, and others might be added to the list, Homeland Security Secretary …
African leaders cautiously back strategy to quit global court
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – African leaders have backed a “strategy of collective withdrawal” from the International Criminal Court (ICC), but it came with unspecified reservations, an African Union official said on Wednesday after this week’s African Unio…
Profits of doom: Mosul mechanics swamped as bombs shatter city
MOSUL (Reuters) – Business is booming for Mosul car repair shop owner Khaled Younes, a sign of the havoc wreaked on the Iraqi city that has become the focus for the international war on Islamic State.
Ex-U.N. chief Ban rules out presidential run in South Korea complaining of ‘fake news’
SEOUL (Reuters) – Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, once considered front-runner to be the next South Korean president, ruled out a run for the job on Wednesday, saying he was “disappointed at the selfish ways” of some politicians and complaining of “fake…
Iran’s president calls Trump a political novice over travel ban
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani dismissed his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump as a political novice on Wednesday, stepping up criticism of the Republican’s immigration policies including a temporary travel ban on Iranians.
Russia says invite to Israeli, Palestinian leaders to meet in Moscow still open
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to meet in Moscow was still in force.
