Philippines VP vows to take on Duterte after cabinet exit
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo resigned from the cabinet on Monday but vowed to lead the opposition and challenge the policies of President Rodrigo Duterte, including his deadly war on drugs and moves to reinstate the death …
China says Iran nuclear deal participants should stick to pact, despite internal changes
BEIJING (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear deal with six major powers should continue regardless of changes in the internal situation of participant nations, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran’s visiting foreign minister during a meeting in Beijing on …
U.N. chief Ban may be unwitting loser in South Korea presidential scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – Besides South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the biggest casualty of the country’s mushrooming political corruption scandal may be the presidential aspirations of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Former Israeli business tycoon sentenced to two years in jail
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Nochi Dankner, once one of Israel’s most powerful businessmen who lost his business empire in the global financial crisis, was sentenced on Monday to two years in jail after being found guilty in July of manipulating share prices.
U.N. launches record $22.2 billion humanitarian appeal for 2017
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations needs a record $22.2 billion to cover humanitarian relief projects next year, covering the needs of 93 million people in 33 countries, U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said on Monday.
Air strikes kill 73 in rebel-held Idlib province: war monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes killed at least 73 people in rebel-held Idlib province, including 38 in the city of Maarat al-Numan, on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group monitoring the war, reported.
Syrian rebels set to lose another Aleppo district: insurgent
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Another key district of eastern Aleppo has effectively fallen to advancing Syrian government forces, a rebel official said on Monday, as the army and allied militia pressed an assault against the opposition-held enclave.
Trump complains in tweets about Chinese policy after Taiwan call raises hackles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump complained about Chinese economic and military policy on Twitter on Sunday, showing no signs of a conciliatory approach after a phone conversation with Taiwan’s president raised hackles in Beijin…
New Zealand PM Key announces shock resignation, backs Finance Minister
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who won praise for his economic stewardship after the global financial crisis, unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday after eight years in power, backing his finance minister to take…
South Korea’s President Park faces crucial week amid impeachment push
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s embattled President Park Geun-hye faces a pivotal week, with an effort to impeach her gaining support from within her own party and the heads of the country’s biggest business groups set to give testimony to a parliament…
