South Korea on heightened alert as North Korea readies for army anniversary
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – South Korea was on heightened alert on Friday ahead of another important anniversary in North Korea, with a large concentration of military hardware amassed on both sides of the border amid concerns about a new nuclear test by…
Egyptian-American woman freed in Egypt goes home on U.S. military plane
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Egyptian-American woman detained in Egypt for nearly three years on human trafficking charges was flown back to the United States on Thursday on a U.S. military plane, accompanied by a top White House official, a senior admini…
Security dominates French election after shooting
PARIS (Reuters) – The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda on Friday, two days before the presidential election.
BRF executives among 60 charged in Brazil bribery scandal
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Two executives at Brazilian poultry firm BRF SA were among 60 people charged on Thursday with taking part in a scheme to bribe health officials, in a scandal that briefly closed global markets to Brazilian meat, according to a sta…
Colas, cigarettes: North Korea airline diversifies as threats mount of sanctions
PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) – Even after disembarking from North Korea’s Air Koryo plane at Pyongyang airport, it’s difficult to miss the airline’s brand. The Air Koryo conglomerate makes cigarettes and fizzy drinks, besides owning a taxi fleet and petro…
Experts say automated accounts sharing fake news ahead of French election
(Reuters) – French voters are being deluged with false stories on social media ahead of the country’s presidential election, though the onslaught of “junk news” is not as severe as that during last year’s U.S. presidential campaign, according to a stud…
Japan lawmakers’ group visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead
TOKYO (Reuters) – Dozens of Japanese lawmakers, including one cabinet minister, visited a shrine to Japan’s war dead on Friday, in a move that could spark protests elsewhere in Asia where the shrine is regarded as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism.
Weighing arms sale, U.S. seeks Saudi pledge on Yemen civilian casualties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wants new commitments from Saudi Arabia to improve its targeting procedures to minimize civilian casualties in its part in the Yemen civil war as it weighs resuming sales of precision-guided munitions to Riyadh,…
U.S. sees increased activity by Chinese bomber aircraft: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is aware of a higher-than-usual level of activity by Chinese bomber planes, signaling a possible heightened state of readiness, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, but downplayed concerns and left open a ra…
Trump says strong Europe is important for U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was in favor of a strong Europe, as France gears up for an election where European unity is a key issue and Britain negotiates its departure from the European Union.
