Philippine leader to use troops in drug war, says willing to ‘kill more’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would issue an executive order for military support in his fight against illicit drugs, which he said was a national security threat and he would “kill more” people if he had t…
Moscow says feels Trump’s readiness to cooperate without anti-Russian ‘phobias’: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it had felt from U.S. President Donald Trump a willingness to work with Russia without prejudice during his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, the RIA news ag…
France’s Le Pen says will levy national preference tax on foreign job contracts
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will introduce a tax on all work contracts of foreigners in France, she told a newspaper in an interview published on Thursday.
For hardline West Bank settlers, Jared Kushner’s their man
BET EL, West Bank (Reuters) – For many in the Israeli settlement of Bet El, deep in the occupied West Bank, Donald Trump’s choice of Jared Kushner as his senior adviser on the Middle East is a sign of politics shifting in their favor.
Majority of French want Fillon to drop presidency bid: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Sixty-nine percent of people in France want Francois Fillon to drop his bid to become the country’s president, in light of a “fake job” allegation that has hit his campaign, according to a poll published on Thursday.
Peter Thiel’s New Zealand citizenship stokes political debate
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s ruling center-right National Party is heading into an election campaign plagued by questions over a decision to grant citizenship to Peter Thiel, a billionaire tech tycoon and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump….
Japan PM Abe to hold two-day summit with Trump: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump are planning to extend their summit meeting scheduled for Feb. 10 by one day, two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
China billionaire’s disappearance from Hong Kong revives autonomy concerns
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The uncertain fate of Xiao Jianhua, a China-born billionaire who was last seen at a luxury Hong Kong hotel a week ago, has raised fresh fears about the city’s autonomy amid media reports he may have been abducted by Chinese agents…
Japan PM says meeting with Toyota president was decided months ago
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that his plans to meet with Toyota Motor Corp Chief Executive Akio Toyoda on Friday were arranged months ago and he did not suddenly summon Toyoda in response to U.S. rhetoric on tr…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko plans referendum on NATO membership: German media
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko plans a referendum on whether Ukraine should join the NATO alliance given polls that show 54 percent of Ukrainians now favor such a move, Germany’s Funke Mediengruppe newspaper chain reported Thur…
