U.S. senator seeks to reassure South Korea on commitment to troop funding
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. senator visiting South Korea has sought to reassure his hosts of the U.S. commitment to funding its military presence there, which President-elect Donald Trump had called into question during the U.S. presidential campaign.
Police break up blockade of Poland’s parliament amid political crisis
WARSAW (Reuters) – Police early Saturday forcefully broke up an hours-long blockade of exits from the Polish parliament by protesters who said ruling party lawmakers violated the constitution by illegally passing the budget for next year.
Gunmen kill five female Afghan airport staff in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Five female Afghan guards working in the airport in southern Kandahar were killed by unknown gunmen as they were on their way to work, security officials said on Saturday, the latest in a string of attacks against wome…
Obama says China would not take change in U.S. policy on Taiwan lightly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday it was fine for President-elect Donald Trump to review Washington’s “one-China” policy toward Taiwan, but he cautioned that a shift could lead to significant consequences in the U.S. relation…
Protests flare over Venezuela cash chaos; three deaths reported
EL PINAL/CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Protests and looting broke out in parts of Venezuela on Friday due to a lack of cash after the socialist government suddenly pulled the nation’s largest banknote from circulation in the midst of a brutal e…
Poland’s Kaczynski leaves parliament after police remove protesters
WARSAW (Reuters) – The head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, left parliament in the early hours of Saturday after the police forcefully removed protesters blocking the exit from parliament, television footage showed.
Obama points finger at Putin for hacks during U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks of Democratic Party emails that American intelligence officials say were aimed at helping Republic…
Prison Officers regain control over rioting inmates in UK jail disturbance
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Prison officers regained control of inmates at a prison in Birmingham, England on Friday more than 12 hours after rioting broke out among some 300 prisoners.
Philippines’ Duterte: ‘bye-bye America’ and we don’t need your money
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States on Saturday to prepare for repeal of an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for exercises, declaring “bye-bye America”, and we don’t need your money.
Macedonia’s election commission orders re-run in one polling station
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s state election commission said on Friday it had annulled ballots cast at a single polling station and ordered a new vote there after accepting that one woman had been prevented from voting in Sunday’s parliamentary electi…
