South Korea eyes $300-million deal to buy U.S. missiles for Aegis destroyers
South Korea plans to buy dozens of U.S.-built ship-to-air missiles, in an order worth about $300 million, to boost air defenses against North Korea, even as it moves to reduce tension with Pyongyang, Seoul’s arms buying agency said on Friday.
France’s Macron to speak early next week on protests
French President Emmanuel Macron will speak early next week on the “yellow vest” movement as France braces for another wave of violent protests on Saturday over living costs, National Assembly speaker Richard Ferrand told Reuters.
India government meets with WhatsApp over tracing of fake news: source
Indian tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives this week to ask the Facebook Inc unit to start tracing the origins of misinformation spread through its messaging platform, a senior government official said on Friday.
Cuba reinforces public transport as it clamps down on private taxis
Cuba’s government said on Thursday it was importing hundreds of microbuses and buses to alleviate a growing transport shortage in Havana due to its clampdown on private sector taxis.
Trump, without evidence, says Arizona ‘bracing’ for surge of immigrants
U.S. President Donald Trump said without evidence on Thursday Arizona “is bracing for a massive surge” of immigrants along part of the border that has no protective fence, reiterating his call for Democrats to back funding for his proposed border wall….
Trump says, without evidence, Arizona ‘bracing’ for surge in migrants
U.S. President Donald Trump said without evidence on Thursday that Arizona “is bracing for a massive surge” of immigrants along a portion of the U.S. southern border that does not have a protective fence, reiterating his call for Democrats to back fund…
Merkel’s party votes for new leader, and new era in Germany
Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats vote on Friday to decide who replaces her as party leader and moves into pole position to succeed her as German chancellor.
Factbox: Germany’s CDU elects new leader to succeed Merkel
Germany’s Christian Democrats meet on Friday to decide who succeeds Angela Merkel as party leader, a race that will put the winner in pole position to succeed her as chancellor.
White House, Trudeau seek to distance themselves from Huawei move
President Donald Trump did not know about plans to arrest a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Canada, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to stop the incident from impeding crucial trade talks with Beijing.
Arrest of Huawei ‘heiress’ throws rare spotlight on family
Like many top Chinese executives, Meng Wanzhou is a mysterious figure even in her home country, but the 46-year-old chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies had been widely tipped to one day take the helm of the tech giant her father founded.
