Hong Kong leadership race heats up as China clears way for top officials to run
(Reuters) – China on Monday approved the resignations of two of Hong Kong’s top officials, including its financial secretary, paving the way for them to contest a March election to become the next chief executive of the financial hub.
As London softens on pace of Brexit, Brussels appears to harden
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Just as London appears to be coming round to the idea that it will need a temporary transitional agreement with Brussels to smooth its exit from the European Union, it may find the position of European leaders has hardened.
South Korea says securing THAAD location could be delayed
SEOUL (Reuters) – The signing of a contract which would secure the location of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea could be delayed, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Monday.
Ex-U.N. chief Ban narrows gap in opinion poll for South Korean presidency
SEOUL (Reuters) – An opinion poll released on Monday in South Korea showed former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in second place and narrowing the gap on the frontrunner among likely candidates to succeed President Park Geun-hye, who has been impea…
Trump says Brexit to be ‘a great thing’, wants quick trade deal with UK
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Brexit would turn out to be a great thing and other countries would follow Britain out of the European Union but promised to strike a swift bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom.
Obama says U.N. vote didn’t rupture U.S.-Israel relations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama played down fallout from a U.S. abstention on a United Nations resolution last month demanding an end to Israeli settlements in occupied territory, saying it did not trigger a significant break in rela…
Tibet protesters detained in Swiss capital during Xi Jinping visit
VIENNA (Reuters) – Swiss police detained 32 Tibetans and Swiss nationals protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, a spokesman said.
Death toll from Brazil jail riot at 27, nine injured
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Twenty-seven inmates were killed in a Brazilian prison riot that broke out on Saturday, adding to chaos in a penitentiary system in which some 140 inmates have died in gang warfare since the start of the year.
South Korea prosecutor indicts NPS chief in political scandal probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s special prosecutor on Monday indicted National Pension Service (NPS) Chairman Moon Hyung-pyo on charges of abuse of power and giving false testimony.
Are fathers getting a raw deal in the workplace, UK inquiry asks
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With more British men wanting to take an active role in raising their children, are workplaces preventing fathers from spending more time at home, asks an inquiry launched on Monday, with men’s rights groups callin…
