South Korea asks US to ‘review possibility of postponing’ joint drills until after Olympics

Published time: 20 Dec, 2017 05:41 Washington is currently “reviewing” Seoul’s proposal to delay the start of two annual joint US-South Korean military drills until after the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, President Moon Jae-in said. South Korea will host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics from February 9 to March18, which it hopes will conclude […]

US immigration officials are already postponing interviews with asylum seekers in an Australian camp

REUTERS/David Gray SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials have postponed interviews with asylum seekers in an Australian camp on the Pacific island of Nauru since President Trump’s executive order on immigration, suggesting Washington is already blocking progress on a controversial refugee resettlement deal. The deal sparked a rare diplomatic spat between the two staunch allies, […]