Security ramped up as Indonesia court rules on disputed election
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court will rule on Thursday on an opposition challenge to the official presidential election result after allegations the vote won by President Joko Widodo in the world’s third-biggest democracy was rigged.
North Korea says time running out for fresh U.S. talks: KCNA
The United States should take action to present a new strategy to revive denuclearization talks, a North Korean diplomat in charge of U.S. affairs said on Thursday, warning time was running out ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang.
Australia seeks urgent clarification of reports man detained in North Korea
Australia’s foreign affairs department said on Thursday it was seeking urgent clarification of media reports that an Australian man who was reported missing by friends had been detained in North Korea.
Trump renews criticism of Japan-U.S. alliance before G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the linchpin of Tokyo’s security policies, ahead of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka this week.
Trump-Xi trade meeting set for Saturday morning in Osaka: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold much-anticipated trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Osaka at 11:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Saturday, a White House spokesman told reporters on Wednesday.
Factbox: Trump plans breakneck bilateral schedule on sidelines of G20
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold nine bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, the White House said on Wednesday.
U.S., China plan to meet on civil space in autumn: U.S. official
U.S. and Chinese officials will meet in the United States this fall for bilateral talks about civil space, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns about China’s behavior in the rapidly expanding commercial space market.
Central Americans yearning for U.S. turn to smugglers amid Trump asylum crackdown
Frustrated by a long wait in Mexico for his U.S. asylum application and fearful of being returned to El Salvador, 30-year-old Omar Gonzalez said he would pay a smuggler to take him on the perilous journey north across the border to the United States.
Australian government seeks information about man detained in North Korea
Australia’s foreign affairs department said on Thursday it was seeking urgent clarification of media reports that an Australian man had been detained in North Korea.
Democratic but deadlocked, Mongolia braces for ‘inevitable’ political change
An hour’s drive from Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, a lavish monument to national hero Genghis Khan could provide a salutary lesson to the man who built it a decade ago: champion wrestler, businessman and current president, Battulga Khaltmaa.
