Britain’s Johnson to visit Myanmar, says democratic transition not yet complete
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who will visit Myanmar on Friday, said the former British colony’s transition to democracy was not yet complete but that Britain would offer its full support as a friend.
Turkish parliament nears approval of presidential system
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey edged closer to adopting a constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers overnight, with parliament approving four more articles of a reform which opponents see as a step towards an authoritarian state.
Japan PM aims to strengthen U.S. alliance under President Trump
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking in parliament hours before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, said on Friday he wanted to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Japan says mention of disputed islands on Korean Olympics site ‘unacceptable’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday objected to mention on the Pyeongchang Olympics website of islands disputed by his country and South Korea, saying it was “unacceptable” and went against the spirit of the internationa…
Mexico extradites drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to U.S. on eve of Trump inauguration
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mexico extradited its most notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to New York on Thursday, likely ending a decades-long criminal career that included two jail breaks, the day before Donald Trump assumes…
China asks foreign diplomats for closer cooperation in anti-graft war
BEIJING (Reuters) – China asked foreign diplomats in Beijing to help “weave a cooperative network against corruption,” state media reported on Friday, as Beijing seeks greater international cooperation in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s four-year war on…
Hopes fade of finding survivors buried under avalanche in Italy
PENNE, Italy (Reuters) – Hopes of finding survivors dwindled on Thursday more than 24 hours after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in Italy burying up to 30 people under tonnes of snow and debris.
West African military halt Gambia operation, issue Jammeh deadline
BANJUL/DAKAR (Reuters) – West African armies halted an operation in Gambia aimed at installing the country’s new president, Adama Barrow, on Thursday so regional leaders could make one last attempt to convince longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh to step aside….
Mexico’s El Chapo: From most wanted kingpin to extradited jailbird
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious kingpin who escaped two maximum-security jails, shipped countless tonnes of drugs around the world and became one of the world´s most-wanted fugitives, was extradited to the United States on Thursday.
Brazil Supreme Court judge handling graft probe killed in plane crash
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who was overseeing a graft investigation into scores of powerful politicians, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday, raising questions about who will take over the country’s bigges…
