South Korea court issues arrest warrant for daughter of President Park’s friend
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is in custody and on trial in an influence-peddling scandal that led parliament to vote to impeac…
Gambian President Jammeh says he will not step down
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said he would not step down and condemned mediation by West African regional bloc ECOWAS that aims to get him to leave power after he lost a Dec. 1 election to challenger Adama Barrow.
Jordanian policemen killed fighting gunmen near Karak: security source
AMMAN (Reuters) – Four Jordanian policemen were killed in clashes with Islamist militants near the southern city of Karak on Tuesday as the authorities hunted militants who killed 10 people on Sunday, security officials said.
Syrian army closes in on last Aleppo rebels
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – As President Bashar al-Assad’s army closed in on the last rebel enclave in Aleppo on Tuesday, Russia, Iran and Turkey said they were ready to help broker a Syrian peace deal.
U.N. human rights chief urges murder inquiry into Duterte’s killing claim
MANILA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights commission has urged the Philippines to launch a murder investigations into President Rodrigo Duterte claims he killed three people as mayor of Davao City and all killings in his war on drugs.
Congo forces kill 26 protesters against leader Kabila
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Security forces shot dead at least 26 protesters who had gathered in the streets of Kinshasa and other cities of Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday to demand that President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired ove…
U.S. sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday targeted more Russian businessmen and companies over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine, slapping them with U.S. sanctions in a move Moscow criticized as hostile.
Argentina, Britain agree to identify bodies of soldiers on Falklands
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina and Britain agreed on a framework to identify the bodies of dozens of unknown Argentine soldiers buried on the disputed Falkland Islands, Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said in on Tuesday.
U.S. tightens sanctions against North Korea’s U.N. diplomats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department tightened sanctions against North Korean diplomats to the United Nations, requiring banks to get special permission before granting them accounts, the agency said in a notice posted online Tuesday.
U.S. government loses to Russia’s disinformation campaign: advisers
(Reuters) – The U.S. government spent more than a decade preparing responses to malicious hacking by a foreign power but had no clear strategy when Russia launched a disinformation campaign over the internet during the U.S. election campaign, current a…
