Spain’s acting PM Sanchez rejects center-right’s conditions for backing him: source
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected conditions set out by center-right leader Albert Rivera to back him in a vote to form a government,...
Thai ‘Tiger Temple’ blames government for deaths of rescued tigers
Thailand’s much-criticized Tiger Temple tourist attraction on Monday blamed the government for the deaths of scores of its tigers seized by authorities in 2016, denying...
Rohingya still in Myanmar face ‘threat of genocide’: United Nations
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who remain inside Myanmar face systematic persecution and are living under the threat of genocide, a U.N. fact-finding mission...
Trump asylum lockdown turns up heat on tiny Mexican migrant agency
Mexico’s tiny asylum agency is already overwhelmed with applicants who are abandoning the American dream because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration measures....
Exclusive: Germany wants to cap next EU budget at 1%, seeks more funds for climate and migration
Germany wants to cap the European Union’s next budget for 2021-27 at 1% of the continent’s economy, a scenario that would still see Berlin contribute...
East Libyan forces carry out air strikes on city of Sirte
Eastern Libyan forces on Monday mounted air strikes on positions in the central city of Sirte held by the internationally recognised government, an official and...
Restore normal life to Kashmir, India’s top court tells government
India’s top court said on Monday the federal government should restore normal life in Kashmir as soon as possible, as a partial shutdown of the...
Fiji PM calls for Australia to ‘unite behind the science’ of climate change
Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama called on Monday on Australia to “unite behind the science” and be far more ambitious in reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
Johnson to explore Brexit deal with Juncker over lunch of snails, salmon
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will explore his chances of securing a Brexit deal over lunch with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday, after...
Venezuela’s opposition says Norway-mediated dialogue with Maduro ‘is finished’
Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday a dialogue mediated by Norway to try to resolve a political crisis had ended, six weeks after President Nicolas Maduro’s...