Trump discusses North Korea with Japan’s Abe after tests
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had spoken with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about North Korea and trade after North Korea raised doubts about the future of denuclearization dialogue with new weapons tests.
Jailed Kurdish militant exhorts SDF to avoid conflict in Syria
Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan issued a rare statement on Monday calling on the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to resolve problems in Syria without conflict.
Syrian army attacks rebel stronghold: insurgent spokesman
The Syrian army and its allies have launched ground attacks in the country’s northwest against the last major insurgent enclave after days of shelling and air strikes, a rebel official said on Monday.
Nigerian police accused of abusing prostitution suspects
Nigerian police are investigating allegations that officers sexually assaulted women arrested in nightclub raids during a crackdown on prostitution.
Russia’s Lavrov, after Pompeo talks, warns against U.S. military action in Venezuela
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo in Finland on Monday after which he warned that U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be catastrophic and unjustified.
Pompeo: Russia is “aggressive” in Arctic, China’s work there also needs watching
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Russia is behaving aggressively in the Arctic and China’s actions there had to be watched closely as well, amid growing divisions in the polar region over global warming and access to minerals.
Pakistan busts prostitution ring that sent young women to China
Pakistani authorities have arrested 12 suspected members of prostitution ring taking young Pakistani women to China, part of a growing human trafficking problem often based on fake marriages, officials said on Monday.
Greek minister targeted over comments about quadriplegic candidate
Greece’s conservative opposition plans to submit on Monday a censure motion against one of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s closest aides whom they charge with humiliating a quadriplegic candidate in upcoming European Parliament elections.
Iran to announce “reciprocal actions” a year after U.S. quits nuclear deal
Iran will on Wednesday announce “reciprocal actions” on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from world powers’ 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday, quoting “knowledgeable sources.”
Japan PM Abe: Agree with Trump that North Korea must denuclearize
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed completely on the need for North Korea to promptly denuclearize.
