Chinese foreign ministry slams U.S. ‘interference’ in Venezuela
An order by U.S. President Donald Trump to freeze the Venezuelan government’s assets and cut off its funds is an act of “gross interference” and a violation of the norms of international relations, China’s foreign ministry said.
U.S. says Japan, South Korea ‘soul searching’ needed over damaging row
A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday Japan and Korea needed to do some “soul searching” about political decisions that have damaged relations between the two U.S. allies in recent months and called for calm words from their leaders.
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official’s death
Three Congolese doctors have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a hospital that killed a senior World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist involved in the Ebola response, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Brazil top court suspends ex-president Lula’s move to Sao Paulo jail
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a lower court decision to transfer imprisoned former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from the southern city of Curitiba to a penitentiary in the state of Sao Paulo.
With an eye on Russia and China, U.S. defense secretary visits Mongolia
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is set to meet senior Mongolian leaders on Thursday in a rare visit to the strategically important nation to deepen ties, as the Pentagon seeks to implement its strategy of focusing on countering China and Russia.
Taiwan rattled by 6.0 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage: weather bureau
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Thursday, the island’s weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.
U.S. supports direct dialogue between Pakistan, India on Kashmir
The United States on Wednesday said it supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on the disputed Kashmir region and called for calm and restraint as the dispute escalated.
Brazil does not expect boycott due to deforestation: spokesman
Brazil’s government does not expect an international boycott of Brazilian products due to increasing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest basin, presidential spokesman General Otavio Rego Barros said on Wednesday.
Unpopularity contest to decide Guatemalan presidential election
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei could make it fourth time lucky in Guatemala’s presidential runoff on Sunday if misgivings about his opponent among urban voters outweigh her support in the Central American nation’s poor Mayan highlands.
Canada police find two bodies believed to be teen fugitives
Canadian police said on Wednesday they found two bodies that they believe are of the fugitive teenage boys charged with killing a university lecturer and suspected in the murders of two tourists in British Columbia.
