Direct Syrian talks yet to be agreed in Astana
ASTANA (Reuters) – Parties to the Syrian peace talks in Astana have yet to agree on face-to-face meetings between the delegations of the Damascus government and rebel groups, Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko said on Monday.
Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA pact soon with Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans talks soon with the leaders of Canada and Mexico to begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
China jails two former officials, who fled abroad, for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese courts have jailed two former officials for corruption who had fled abroad to try and avoid justice, the ruling Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog said on Monday.
North Korea nuclear threat means South must not delay anti-missile system
SEOUL (Reuters) – Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn said on Monday the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system can not be delayed in the face of a growing North Korean nuclear missile threat and despite Chinese hostility to the move….
Rare shooting by Chinese official acting out of revenge say police
BEIJING (Reuters) – A rare shooting rampage in China’s southwest Sichuan province was carried out by a revengeful and panicked official who was under investigation, state media said.
Residents evacuated, airport closed and power cut off in Tahiti flooding
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Heavy flooding in French Polynesia has forced many residents to evacuate, cut off power to thousands of homes, and closed Tahiti’s international airport.
China’s Xi to head new commission for military-civilian development
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will head a new commission overseeing joint military and civilian development, state media said, as the country continues with an ambitious military modernization program.
Socialist rebel and ex-PM Valls head for runoff in presidential primary
PARIS (Reuters) – Benoit Hamon, a former Socialist government rebel won the first round of a primary on Sunday and will meet ex-prime minister Manuel Valls in a runoff to decide who will be the candidate of the beleaguered left in a presidential electi…
Mexico president speaks with Canada’s Trudeau ahead of Trump talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto agreed in a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday to join forces to encourage economic integration in North America, according to a statement from Peña Nieto’s office.
Four more bodies found in rubble of collapsed building in Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian rescuers have recovered four bodies from the rubble of a high-rise building in Tehran that collapsed last week after a fire, bringing the death toll to at least seven, with more than 20 people still missing, state television r…
