Trump says he appreciates commercial order that Vietnam has made
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he appreciated the commercial order that Vietnam had made as well as the fact that the U.S. trade deficit with the Southeast Asian nation was coming down.
Going TikTok: Indians get hooked on Chinese video app ahead of election
A video clip shot on a sparse rooftop of what looks like a low-rise apartment block shows a young Indian man swaying while lip-syncing a song praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nigeria’s Buhari wins second term as president: electoral commission
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, the electoral commission chairman said on Wednesday, following an election marred by delays, logistical glitches and violence.
Sleepless in Pyongyang: North Korean media lauds Kim’s grand tour
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s long trip to Vietnam for a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump is causing sleepless nights back home, according to extensive and unusually punctual North Korean state media coverage.
Nigeria’s defeated opposition party says legal process is one way to resolve disputed election results
Nigeria’s defeated main opposition party does not accept the presidential election result and believes the legal process is one way to resolve issues, a party official said on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s Buhari says his administration will intensify security, economic efforts
Nigeria’s newly re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday his administration will intensify efforts to improve security and bolster the economy.
Trump says North Korea potential is ‘awesome’; Morgan Stanley says it could attract $9 billion per year
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Twitter message hours before a summit with Kim Jong Un that North Korea had “awesome” potential to thrive if it would denuclearize.
Thai party leader’s criminal case to be decided after election: prosecutors
Thai prosecutors said on Wednesday they would decide after a March 24 election whether to pursue criminal charges against the leader of a new political party who criticized the military junta in a speech on Facebook last year.
Cardinal Pell behind bars in Australia after child sex conviction
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will spend his first night behind bars on Wednesday after he was remanded into custody pending sentencing for sexually abusing two choir boys in Australia two decades ago.
Trump meets Vietnamese president before second North Korea summit
U.S. President Donald Trump met Vietnam’s president, Nguyen Phu Trong, in Hanoi on Wednesday, hours before Trump was due to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their second summit.
