Thai coup leader completes transition to elected PM, cabinet unclear
Thailand’s king formally endorsed former army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha as an elected prime minister on Tuesday, five years after he seized power in a...
Italy’s Di Maio says Rome will seek dialogue with EU but hold its stance
Deputy Italian Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said Rome would seek “a dialogue” with the European Union over its next budget while sticking to its...
Hong Kong gears up for protests, strikes as extradition anger boils over
Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport go-slows and even picnics, against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent...
China says Hong Kong matters purely an internal affair
China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Hong Kong matters are purely a Chinese internal affair and China demands the United States stops interfering in...
Italy’s coalition to work to avert EU disciplinary action over budget: PM’s office
Italy’s coalition leaders have agreed to work together to avert European Union disciplinary action over Rome’s worsening public finances after a late-night meeting with Prime...
Italian deputy PM Di Maio says coalition meeting went well
Deputy Italian Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said a late-night coalition meeting had gone well and the government would work to raise workers’ pay and...
Four bodies found as salvage crews lift capsized Hungarian boat
Salvage crews recovered four bodies on Tuesday as they slowly lifted the wreck of a boat two weeks after it capsized on the Danube River...
Three missing after blast on oil tanker in Russia’s Makhachkala
Three people were missing and two injured on Tuesday after a blast on an oil tanker caused a fire while it was pumping oil in...
New Zealand selects Lockheed C-130J as preferred military transport replacement
New Zealand on Tuesday said it had selected Lockheed Martin Corp’s C-130J Super Hercules as the preferred replacement for five aging C-130 Hercules military transport...
Taiwan detects invasive fall armyworm pest in corn crop
Taiwan is bracing for smaller crops of wheat, corn and rice, said an official late on Monday, after reporting its first sighting of the invasive...