WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – China returned fire to Canada on Saturday for criticizing Beijing’s national security law for Hong Kong, the second reprimand in a week that has increased tensions in its bilateral relations. FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts …
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North Korea has repeated that it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington rules out what it describes as “hostile” policies towards Pyongyang. Saturday’s statement by North Korea’s first deputy foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, came after former US President Donald Trump’s national …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday passed harsh anti-terrorism legislation that human rights groups condemned as a weapon to attack opponents and stifle freedom of expression. FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, dressed in a military uniform, reviews the scout troops on arrival on the 67th anniversary …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Immigration records showing former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek arrived in the Philippines on June 23 and left for China the next day were forged, the Philippine attorney general said Saturday, Menardo Guevarra. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea does not feel the need for talks with the United States, which would be “nothing more than a political tool” for Washington, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Saturday before an envoy visited. American to South Korea. FILE PHOTO: Hyon Song Wol, head of …
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