New nuclear-capable missile test a success, North Korea says
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, claiming advances in a weapons programme it is pursuing in violation of U.N. resolutions.
U.S. blacklists Venezuela’s vice president as drug trafficker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States blacklisted Venezuela’s Vice President Tareck El Aissami for drug trafficking, the first crackdown by the Trump administration against a top official in President Nicolas Maduro’s government for money laundering…
South Korea says U.S. to deploy strategic assets for joint drills: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s defense ministry said the United States had agreed to deploy strategic assets for annual joint military exercises, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing a ministry report submitted to a parliamentary committee.
German left-of-center majority edges ahead as Merkel prospects dim: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Three left-leaning German parties would now win enough combined support to oust Chancellor Angela Merkel in September’s election, according to an opinion poll by the INSA institute to be published in Bild newspaper on Tuesday.
Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in Aleppo: rights group
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo during battles to retake the city late last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday.
Jihadist rebel groups clash in northwest Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian jihadists seen as close to Islamic State battled a rival hardline Islamist faction on Monday in northwestern Syria, a war monitor and an official with another insurgent group said.
Gambia announces plans to stay in International Criminal Court
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s new government has told the United Nations it will remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC), state media reported on Monday, reversing the previous administration’s plan to withdraw from the tribunal.
French presidential challenger Macron target of Russian ‘fake news’: party chief
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron is being targeted by Russian media and internet attacks from within Russia with the goal of helping the election campaigns of his pro-Moscow rivals, his party chief said on Monday.
Germany to deepen military ties with France, others: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will move forward this week with plans to set up a joint fleet of Lockheed Martin Corp C-130J transport planes with France and join a Netherlands-led fleet of Airbus A330 tanker planes, defense ministry sources said on Monday…
Russia green-lights health clinic for treating Kremlin top officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow city authorities have given the green light for construction of an exclusive health clinic which, according to technical plans seen by Reuters and medical sources, is designed to treat President Vladimir Putin and senior offic…
