Pompeo hopes to help patch up Japan-South Korea ties
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would encourage the two biggest U.S. allies in Asia – Japan and South Korea – “to find a path forward” from a dispute that has roiled their ties when he meets their foreign ministers this week.
North Korean projectiles were ballistic missiles, flew about 250 km: South Korea
The unidentified projectiles launched by North Korea early on Wednesday were ballistic missiles that flew about 250 km (155 miles), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Japan says North Korean launch didn’t reach its territory or EEZ
The Japanese Ministry of Defence said no ballistic missiles had reached Japan’s territory or its exclusive economic zone after North Korea fired several unidentified projectiles on Wednesday.
U.S. to renew sanctions waivers for five Iran nuclear programs: Washington Post
The United States is set to announce this week it will renew sanctions waivers for five Iran nuclear programs that allow Russia, China and European countries to continue civilian nuclear cooperation with Iran, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Mexico says migrant numbers at U.S. border down 40% since May
The number of migrants reaching Mexico’s border with the United States has fallen almost 40% since May, the Mexican government said on Tuesday, seeking to defuse tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump over a recent surge in migration.
A horse for Barron Trump: Mongolian president seeks name for gift steed
Mongolian President Battulga Khaltmaa will visit the White House on Wednesday, seeking help from President Donald Trump on trade and military deals – and possibly a name for the horse his government has symbolically gifted to Trump’s 13-year-old son, B…
UK PM Johnson heads to Northern Ireland, Brexit’s toughest riddle
Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be confronted by the most intractable riddle of Brexit on Wednesday when he visits Northern Ireland on a nationwide tour to sell his plan to pull Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal.
Austria’s Kurz says open to new government coalition with far right
A new government coalition between his conservatives and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) could be an option after snap elections in September, former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in interviews on Tuesday.
North Korea fires multiple unidentified projectiles: South Korean military
North Korea fired multiple unidentified projectiles early on Wednesday, less than a week after firing two new short-range ballistic missiles, the South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
Sudan’s military council head says El-Obeid killings ‘regrettable’
The head of Sudan’s ruling military council said an incident in which at least four schoolchildren were shot dead at a protest was “regrettable” and called for a quick resumption of negotiations over political transition.
