UK opposition leader accuses May of acting like Henry VIII over Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is acting like Tudor King Henry VIII in refusing to commit to giving parliament a vote on the deal to leave the European Union, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said.
Japan minister visits controversial shrine honoring war dead after Pearl Harbor trip
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defense minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan’s war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan’s attack brought the United States into World …
After Berlin attack, German CSU wants clampdown on Mediterranean
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s arch conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party, a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, wants to close off the Mediterranean Sea route for migrants by sending them back to Africa rather than allowing…
Philippines Duterte says no concern about China militarization, manmade isles
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the failure of the United States to thwart China’s island-building in the South China Sea showed there was no serious concern about its militarization or reclamation work.
U.S. coalition says senior Islamic State commander Kuwaiti killed in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One of Islamic State’s top commanders in Syria has been killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike, the coalition’s spokesman said on Thursday, corroborating an earlier report.
U.S. set to announce response to Russian election hacking: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Turkey aims to establish Syria ceasefire before new year, foreign minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey aims to establish a ceasefire in Syria before the new year, and will act together with Russia as a guarantor of the deal, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Ukrainian activist faces corruption probe as reforms row festers
KIEV/ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A young activist who became prominent in Ukraine’s 2014 uprising and was later appointed to work on a major project to reform the corruption-plagued customs of Odessa is herself being investigated for corruption.
Youths among dead as Philippine gunmen kill seven in ‘drugs den’
MANILA (Reuters) – Three minors were among seven people shot dead by suspected vigilantes in the Philippines at a house storing illegal narcotics, police said on Thursday, in the latest killings during a bloody and murky war on drugs.
South Korea prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for pension fund chief
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors investigating an influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday they are seeking a warrant to arrest the head of the national pension fund, the world’s third-largest.
