South Korea ruling party says U.S. anti-missile defense to go ahead
SEOUL (Reuters) – The deployment in South Korea of the U.S. military’s THAAD system, designed to counter North Korea’s missile threat, will go ahead as planned under a Trump administration, the South’s ruling party chief said on Wednesday, citing the d…
U.S. envoys seek to reassure Europe on ties
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. ambassadors to the European Union and NATO sought to reassure Washington’s allies in Europe on Wednesday that close cooperation would continue following the election of Donald Trump as president.
India’s shock withdrawal of larger banknotes sparks chaos in cash economy
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indians struggled to pay for basics goods like food and fuel on Wednesday and wondered how to get hold of their cash, after India suddenly withdrew 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation in a bid to flush out money hidd…
Spain arrests four on suspicion of Islamist militant activity
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested three men and a woman on Wednesday in Spain’s north African enclave Ceuta on suspicion of recruiting young people as Islamist militants, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Monitor says strike by U.S.-led coalition kills 16 north of Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a U.S.-led coalition air strike killed at least 16 people overnight in a town north of Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen congratulates Donald Trump
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday as he looked set for a shock victory in the U.S. presidential election.
China says to work with new U.S. president to develop bilateral ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said it will work with the new U.S. president to ensure the steady and sound development of bilateral ties.
London tram overturns, trapping people, 40 others injured: Sky says
LONDON (Reuters) – A tram overturned in south London on Wednesday police said, with media reporting five people had been trapped and 40 others injured in the incident.
South Korea believes a Trump administration would maintain U.S. policy on North
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said on Wednesday that he believed Donald Trump would maintain the current U.S. policy of pressuring North Korea over its nuclear and missile tests, if he wins the presidential election.
Hong Kong lawyers, politicians fear slippery slope after Beijing intervention
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lawyers and politicians in Hong Kong are bracing for a broader crackdown after China’s move to effectively ban two independence-minded lawmakers, fears reinforced by senior Chinese parliamentarian Li Fei, who insisted on Beijing’s…
