Hard diplomacy ahead despite China showing its softer side
BEIJING (Reuters) – From a military rules-of-the-road agreement with Washington to $20 billion in loans for Southeast Asia, Beijing has set aside the tensions of recent years to present a softer side to the world in the last week.
Australia wants new Japan propulsion system for its submarines: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Australia wants a new Japanese propulsion system for its next generation of submarines, government officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, bolstering Tokyo’s position as the likely builder of the multibillion-dollar fleet….
Hong Kong protesters break into government building as tensions flare again
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A small group of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters broke into the city’s legislature via a side door early on Wednesday, and police stopped others forcing their way in as tensions in the Chinese-controlled city escalated followin…
NATO leader sees ‘serious military buildup’ in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg denounced on Tuesday what he called a serious Russian military buildup both inside Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border and urged Moscow to pull back its troops.
Colombia rebels say army general’s capture is part of war
HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels justified their capture of an army general in a remote jungle area as a legitimate act of war on Tuesday and urged the government to rethink its retaliatory suspension of peace talks.
Ivory Coast soldiers protest over benefits, bonuses
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Former rebels now serving in Ivory Coast’s army erected barricades and blocked streets outside barracks across the country on Tuesday in protest over unpaid salaries and bonuses, military sources and witnesses said.
Top German spy says Berlin under cyber attack from other states
BERLIN (Reuters) – German government and business computers are coming under increasing cyber attack every day from other states’ spy agencies, especially those of Russia and China, Germany’s domestic intelligence (BfV) chief said on Tuesday.
Iran to resist ‘excessive’ demands in push for nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran said it would resist Western pressure to make what it considered to be excessive concessions in nuclear talks that started on Tuesday, highlighting obstacles that could prevent a historic deal being reached by a Nov. 24 deadline…
Putin says United States will never ‘subdue’ Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Kenyan woman assaulted after march against miniskirt attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have arrested dozens of men suspected of stripping naked a woman in public on the grounds she was indecently dressed, just after a protest against similar attacks, local media reported on Tuesday.
