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Conservative Asfura leads Honduras presidential elections, preliminary results show

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, leads Honduras' presidential election with 34% of votes counted, according to preliminary results released on Sunday by the country's electoral authority. A former mayor of Tegucigalpa, 67-year-old ...
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Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146

By Jessie Pang and Nicoco Chan HONG KONG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities pressed ahead on Monday with combing the remaining apartment towers destroyed by a massive fire at a housing estate that killed at least 146 people and displaced hundreds now adjusting ...
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South Korea special prosecutor indicts Seoul mayor for violating political funding law

SEOUL, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A South Korean special prosecutor has indicted Seoul's mayor, Oh Se-hoon, for violating political funding laws in connection with a scandal involving a power broker, the prosecutor's team said on Monday. Oh is accused of running an opinion poll ...
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Band of brothers: how the war crushed a cohort of young Ukrainians

By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Pavlo Broshkov had high hopes when he joined the Ukrainian army in March as a fresh-faced recruit eager to defend his country and earn a bumper bonus to buy a home for his wife and baby daughter. Three ...
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St. Lucia heads to polls as ex-PM seeks return to power

CASTRIES, Dec 1 (Reuters) - St. Lucians headed to the polls on Monday to elect their legislature and choose their prime minister, in a race that has centered on the small Caribbean island's economic management, violent crime and passport sales. Prime Minister Philip Pierre's Labour ...
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Ex-officer tells inquiry UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan

By Michael Holden LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of command nothing was done. Britain's ...
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Taiwan airline seeks role in ‘whole of society’ defence with surveillance flights to counter China

By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang TAITUNG, Taiwan, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Flying over the blue waters off Taiwan's east coast, a light aircraft equipped with a powerful U.S.-made radar slung under its belly tracks Chinese warships, collecting data its operator is keen ...
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Princess Aiko’s popularity sparks calls to change Japan’s male-only succession law

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the roads overwhelmed the cheers for her parents. As she ...
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Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks Sunday aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine, just days before a U.S. envoy is due in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir ...
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Report says world’s biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

STOCKHOLM (AP) - The world's biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as countries' rising military spending, according to a ...
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Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed. "I don't want to comment on it. The answer is yes," Trump said ...
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China’s military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says

By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Revenues at China's giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank. The Chinese declines ...
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