China urges all sides in North Korea standoff to ‘stop irritating’ one another
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday urged all parties in the Korean standoff to stay calm and “stop irritating each other,” a day after North Korea said the United States was pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war.
Trump invites Philippines’ Duterte to Washington, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House during a phone call on Saturday that also addressed concerns over North Korea, the White House said in a statement.
ASEAN gives Beijing a pass on South China Sea dispute, cites ‘improving cooperation’
MANILA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries took a softer stance on South China Sea disputes during a weekend summit, according to a statement issued on Sunday, which went easy on China by avoiding tacit references to its building and arming of its ma…
Labour gains in British polls, but May’s party keeps strong lead
LONDON (Reuters) – Three polls on Saturday showed a rise in support for the opposition Labour party, although the governing Conservative party maintained a commanding lead.
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an upsurge in attacks by Islamist militants based in the desert north of the West African country.
Wary of Trump, EU courts Iran to boost moderates before polls
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Wary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tough talk on Iran, the European Union is courting Tehran to show Iranians preparing to vote in a May 19 presidential poll that it is committed to a nuclear deal and they stand to benefit, EU dip…
Police charge two lawmakers from Slovak far-right party with extremism
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s police said on Saturday they have charged two members of parliament from a far-right People’s Party-Our Slovakia with extremism for hate speech against the Roma, the Jews and Islam.
Turkey fires 3,900 in second post-referendum purge
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Saturday expelled more than 3,900 people from the civil service and military as threats to national security, in the second major purge since President Tayyip Erdogan was granted sweeping new powers.
UK PM May’s Conservatives hold 11 point lead over Labour: ORB poll
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party holds an 11 point lead over the Labour opposition, a poll by ORB for the Sunday Telegraph said, showing a tighter race ahead of June’s election than other pollsters.
Military plane crashes in Cuba killing all eight on board
HAVANA (Reuters) – A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba’s north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight personnel on board, the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces said.
