China says Japanese PM Abe to visit this month
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China from Oct. 25-27, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday, amid intensifying U.S. trade pressure on Beijing and Tokyo.
Political rift in Ivory Coast raises concerns for 2020
After more than a decade as allies, two of Ivory Coast’s largest political parties face off in local elections on Saturday after an acrimonious divorce that is making Ivorians nervous ahead of a presidential poll in 2020.
North, South Korea to hold high-level talks on October 15
North and South Korea will hold high-level talks on Monday at the border village of Panmunjom to discuss follow-up steps to their recent summit, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Landslide kills 31 in eastern Uganda
At least 31 people were killed when a floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through a town in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock, a government official said on Friday.
Russia says Putin-Trump meeting in Paris on November 11 possible
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet in Paris on Nov. 11 if both leaders take part in the same event to commemorate the end of World War One, RIA news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Friday….
‘Path of thorns’: An IMF bailout set to impede Pakistan PM’s populist agenda
From cutting power subsidies to forcing currency devaluations that stoke inflation, the hard choices facing Pakistan as it seeks a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pose a major headache for populist new Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Indonesia’s double disaster exposes earthquake lessons not learned
The young man standing atop a mound of gray mud and debris on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, waiting for an excavator he hoped would dig out the bodies of his parents, voiced the exasperation many feel in his earthquake-plagued country.
Exclusive: Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China
The five nations in the world’s leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China’s foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said.
Landslide in eastern Uganda destroys homes, killing at least 31
At least 31 people were killed when a landslide rolled down the slopes of Mt. Elgon in eastern Uganda, wrecking homes and burying animals, a government official told Reuters on Friday.
Sparks fly over Maseratis at South Pacific APEC meeting
Papua New Guinea has taken delivery of 40 luxury Maserati cars, valued around $300,000 each, to ferry world leaders around its capital Port Moresby during next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation meeting, sparking anger on social media.
