North Korea’s Kim visits factories linked to missile launches
The factories have innocuous names, but analysts say several ostensibly civilian facilities visited by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently are also used to build ballistic missile launchers and other weapons.
Saudi king says attacks by Iran-backed groups threaten global oil
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said on Saturday that attacks on Saudi oil assets last month by Iran-backed groups are a threat to global oil supplies and regional security.
Trump says Boris Johnson would be ‘very good’ as next UK prime minister
U.S. President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Boris Johnson’s campaign to be Britain’s next prime minister and urged all candidates to pledge to boost defense spending, in a striking intervention ahead of his state visit next week.
Protesters set fire to U.S. Embassy in Honduras in second day of demonstrations
Protesters torched the access gate to the U.S. Embassy in the Honduran capital on Friday during a second day of major protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Saudi King Salman: We refuse any measures that touch on position of East Jerusalem
The Palestinian cause represents a core issue for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Saudi King Salman said in his speech during to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Mecca on Saturday, adding the kingdom “refuse any measures…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to confront U.S. Middle East plan
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah pledged on Friday to confront the U.S. Middle East plan that President Donald Trump has touted as “the deal of the century.”
Trump says Markle will make ‘very good’ princess
Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, will make a “very good” princess, U.S. President Donald Trump said ahead of a state visit to Britain.
UK’s Javid says would order ‘no-deal budget’ if prime minister
British interior minister Sajid Javid said he would order the preparation of a “no-deal budget” to convince the European Union that Britain was serious about leaving on Oct. 31 if he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister.
Argentina’s Fernandez duo close to winning key ally in election race: sources
Argentina’s political pairing of moderate Peronist Alberto Fernandez and firebrand ex-president Cristina Fernandez are closing in on sealing an important ally to help beat incumbent President Mauricio Macri in elections later this year, three sources told Reuters on Friday.
Brazil snubs Venezuelan opposition envoy as doubts rise on Guaido
Brazil withdrew an invitation to the envoy for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to present her diplomatic credentials, she said on Friday, and the government in Brasilia said it would decide later whether to accept them.
