Japan approves extension for reactor similar to Fukushima units that melted down
Japan’s nuclear regulator approved an extension of operations for a 40-year-old reactor near Tokyo that has the same basic design as those that melted down in the Fukushima crisis nearly eight years ago, a move that is likely to be controversial.
‘Rebel’ Prince Charles could put monarchy at risk, author says
Prince Charles, the “rebel” heir to the British throne, will face a battle to win over Britons and could even put the monarchy at risk if he does not temper his strong views when he eventually becomes king, a royal biographer says.
South Korea pushes back at Japan in forced labor row
Japan should avoid aggravating historical tensions in a diplomatic row over South Koreans forced to work for Japanese firms during World War Two, South Korea’s foreign ministry has warned.
Australia’s far-right One Nation recruits former Labor leader
A former leader of Australia’s main opposition Labor party said on Wednesday he will join the country’s most prominent far-right political party, One Nation, in a move that may re-energize nationalist politics.
‘Invasion’ or ‘brother migrants’? Caravans threaten Mexico-U.S. detente
A stream of U.S.-bound Central American migrant caravans risks clouding the rapprochement between Mexico’s next leader and U.S. President Donald Trump, who has railed against illegal migration to energize his electoral base.
Germany to press China on arms control, foreign minister tells newspaper
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he will press China to embrace arms controls during upcoming meetings in Beijing, citing the need to regulate robotic and space-based weapons that could soon shift from “science fiction” to reality.
Mexico moves toward major rollback of marijuana prohibition
Mexico’s next interior minister plans to submit a bill to create a medical marijuana industry and allow recreational use, the Congress website showed on Tuesday, in what would be a big step by the incoming government to shake up the country’s drug war….
Caravan migrants rest in Mexico City, some deterred by U.S. hostility
Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants traveling through Mexico gathered in the capital on Tuesday after a 1,000 mile (1,600 km) journey, with a handful saying President Donald Trump’s hostility had deterred them from continuing to the United States.
Madagascar set to vote in presidential election
Millions of people in Madagascar vote on Wednesday in a presidential election in which three leading politicians vie to run a country struggling to create jobs, fight poverty and end corruption.
U.S. says to issue chemical weapons-related sanctions against Russia
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it would impose additional sanctions on Russia after Moscow failed to give reasonable assurances it would not use chemical weapons after a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England.
