Germany wants G20 to keep language on trade, currencies, climate: sources
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany will press the Group of 20 to reaffirm its commitment to promoting free trade, resisting currency wars and fighting climate change when finance ministers meet next month for the first time since the election of Donal…
Kremlin says east Ukraine unlikely to be part of deal with Trump
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday it was unlikely that the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are ranged against the Ukrainian army, would be part of any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.
German police raid properties, detain two Salafists
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested two men in a series of raids on Thursday who they said were members of a Salafist group that was planning attacks.
Russia calls Romania ‘a clear threat’ and NATO outpost: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia views Romania as a NATO outpost and as a threat due to it hosting elements of a U.S. anti-missile shield, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing a Russian foreign ministry official.
Trump breaks ice with China’s Xi in letter seeking ‘constructive’ ties
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter that said he looked forward to working with him to develop relations, although the pair haven’t spoken directly since Trump took…
China imprisons former FAW chairman for graft: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court sentenced the former chief of one of the country’s largest state-owned automakers to 11 years and six months in prison for graft, China Central Television reported on Thursday.
China’s response to THAAD does not warrant South Korean action: minister
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said on Thursday China had not taken any retaliatory measures over plans to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system that warranted official action, although South Korea is ready to lodge a formal complaint if …
Indonesian-bound boat capsizes off Sabah, 13 feared drowned
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A boat ferrying around 15 people from Malaysia to Indonesia capsized in rough seas off the port of Tawau in Sabah province, Malaysia, with only two survivors found so far, said Malaysian maritime authorities.
Eight countries sign up to counter Trump’s global anti-abortion move
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Eight countries have joined an initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls caused by President Donald Trump’s ban on U.S.-funded groups around the world providing information on abortion, Sweden’s deputy prime mi…
Lawyers for South Korea’s Park reject questioning, prosecution says
SEOUL (Reuters) – Lawyers for South Korean President Park Geun-hye have rejected a plan by a special prosecutor investigating a graft scandal to question her, citing a media leak, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
