Turkey questions U.S.-led coalition presence at Incirlik air base
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish officials are questioning the presence of U.S.-led coalition forces at an air base in southern Turkey over what they see as insufficient support for Turkey’s military operations against Islamic State in Syria.
Sweden says it will be some weeks before decision on Assange inquiry
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will not decide for several weeks whether to drop or proceed with an investigation into allegations of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, its Prosecution Authority said on Thursday.
France’s far-right FN scrambles for election funding
PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front says it is scrambling to find funding to fight its 2017 presidential election campaign, accusing French banks of playing politics by refusing to lend cash.
Norway PM says UK lacks negotiating experience, fears ‘very hard Brexit’
SEEON, Germany (Reuters) – Britain lacks experience in international negotiations due to its long membership of the European Union and this can slow talks, the prime minister of non-EU Norway told Reuters, adding that she feared “a very hard Brexit”.
Turkey says Istanbul nightclub attacker probably Uighur
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – The man who killed 39 people in an attack on an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day is probably an ethnic Uighur and Turkish security services now know where he might be hiding, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said on Th…
China, U.S. should maintain proper direction of relations: minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday that the two countries should develop ties in the proper direction, amid unease in Beijing over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments on T…
Little precedent, wide latitude for South Korea court in impeachment trial
SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean court that will rule on the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye has only one precedent and little in the law books to go by, and several legal experts said it will have wide discretion in deciding if she is fit to …
Friend of South Korea’s Park facing ‘much unfairness’ amid graft scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – The friend of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the center of a corruption scandal engulfing the administration told a court on Thursday that she faces “much unfairness” and again denied criminal charges against her.
Trump to choose businessman Hagerty as next U.S. envoy to Japan: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, an adviser to Trump’s transition team told Reuters on Wednesday.
Australia, Indonesia seek to patch up wounds over military row
SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia and Australia sought to calm tensions on Thursday after Indonesia’s military suspended ties because of “insulting” teaching material found at an Australian base that questioned Jakarta’s sovereignty in Papua provinc…
