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Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case […]

Explainer-Does Trump have a defamation case against the BBC?

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion over its airing of what he says was a deceptively edited documentary, but the […]

Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine incident

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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand has demanded an apology from Cambodia after accusing it of laying fresh landmines that have injured Thai soldiers, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday, a day […]

Australia’s top court blocks Russia from building new Canberra embassy

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s highest court on Wednesday blocked Russia from building a new embassy in the nation’s capital, unanimously upholding a law that cancelled its lease on national security grounds. […]

Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says

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KARACHI (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on […]

South Korea to maintain backing for UN resolution on North Korea human rights

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will co-sponsor an annual U.N. resolution that raises concerns over North Korea’s human rights situation, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, defying some expectations that Seoul […]

Australia and Indonesia announce new security treaty

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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia and Indonesia have agreed on a new security treaty that commits the neighbours to consult each other if either country is threatened, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese […]

Turkey says 20 soldiers killed in military cargo plane crash in Georgia

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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of a Turkish military cargo plane in Georgia on Tuesday. Read full story Date: […]

Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people ahead of Wednesday’s arrival of a much weakened Typhoon Fung-wong that brought heavy downpours to the mountainous east coast and unleashed floods […]

Colombia president orders suspension of intelligence sharing with US

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(Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered Colombian public security forces to suspend intelligence sharing with U.S. intelligence agencies until Washington stops attacking boats in the Caribbean. Read full story Date: […]

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