No retreat from Asia pivot regardless of who wins U.S. presidency: Biden
SYDNEY (Reuters) – United States Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday assured key ally Australia there would be no retreat from Washington’s pivot to the Asia-Pacific region regardless of who wins November’s presidential election.
Venezuela opposition says hurdle cleared in push for Maduro recall
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leaders said on Tuesday they had cleared another hurdle in their push for a referendum to recall President Nicolas Maduro this year with the election board’s validation of an initial signature drive.
German train ax attack puts Merkel migrant policy back in spotlight
MUNICH (Reuters) – A young Afghan who attacked passengers on a train in Bavaria with an ax had entered Germany last summer with a wave of migrants, officials said on Tuesday, raising more questions about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee pol…
U.S. approves $785 million bomb sale to UAE ally against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Britain’s May tells ministers to work for Brexit success
LONDON (Reuters) – New British Prime Minister Theresa May told the first meeting of her senior ministers on Tuesday that they must all play their part in making Britain’s exit from the European Union a success.
Trump’s ‘politics of fear’ dangerous for U.S., world: German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Donald Trump, having clinched the Republican Party’s nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, threatens U.S. and world security with his “politics of fear and isolation,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said o…
Magnitude 5.0 quake jolts Japan’s Ibaraki, no tsunami warning
TOKYO (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit northeast of Tokyo on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no were immediate reports of damage.
Local governor to seek shutdown of Japan’s only operating nuke plant: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan’s only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.
Italy says 3,200 boat migrants rescued Tuesday, one body recovered
ROME (Reuters) – Some 3,200 migrants were plucked from overcrowded boats off the coast of Libya on Tuesday and one dead body was recovered, Italy’s coast guard said, as people smugglers operating in Libya took advantage of calm seas and warm weather.
Islamist militant group Ansar Dine claims Mali attack
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Islamist militant group Ansar Dine claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base in central Mali on Tuesday that killed at least 12 soldiers, according to a social media posting monitored by the SITE Intelligence Group.
