Japan says no comment on International Court of Justice plan in South Korea dispute
Japan’s government is considering various steps to resolve the dispute with South Korea over wartime forced laborers, but will not comment on whether it would go to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a government spokesman said on Friday.
Japan says Seoul must fix wartime labor issue that violates international law
Seoul must take swift steps to resolve a dispute over the issue of compensation for wartime forced labor, Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono told South Korea’s ambassador on Friday, adding that the situation violated international law.
Chance of no-deal Brexit rises as Johnson leads Hunt: poll
The chance that Britain will leave the European Union without a deal is the highest since October 2017, economists polled by Reuters say, as arch-Brexiteer Boris Johnson looks set to take over as prime minister next week.
Suspected arsonist planned Japan’s worst mass killing in 18 years: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio in western Japan shouted that he had been plagiarized and appeared to have planned the attack, media said on Friday after a blaze that killed 33 people in Japan’s worst mass killing in two decades.
Japan to summon South Korea envoy over World War Two labourer row
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to summon South Korea’s ambassador on Friday, his ministry said, in a deepening political and economic row over compensation for Korean forced labourers in the World War Two era.
Gas explosion in New Zealand’s Christchurch injures several people
New Zealand emergency services evacuated residents near what they said was a suspected gas explosion in the South Island city of Christchurch on Friday that left a house on fire and several people injured.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro plans to tap his son as envoy to U.S. even if it hurts his popularity
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reiterated on Thursday that he intends to nominate his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States, even if it damages his popularity.
Japan foreign minister to summon South Korea envoy over WW2 laborer row: NHK
Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to summon South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening political and economic row over compensation for Korean forced laborers in the World War Two era, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said.
Mexico tells U.S. it’s not ready for ‘safe third country’ deal: ambassador
Mexico has told the United States time and again it is not ready to ink a deal forcing asylum seekers heading to the U.S. to first pursue safe haven in a Mexico, the Mexican ambassador to Washington said on Thursday, ahead of a Monday deadline.
Iran floats offer on nuclear inspections; U.S. skeptical
Iran on Thursday signaled a willingness to engage in diplomacy to defuse tensions with the United States with a modest offer on its nuclear program that met immediate skepticism in Washington.
