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...
British PM ‘cautious’ ahead of Brexit talks with EU’s Juncker
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was feeling “cautious” as he went into talks on a Brexit deal with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday,...
Apple takes fight against 13-billion-euro EU tax order to court
Apple will launch a legal challenge on Tuesday to a European Commission order to pay 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in Irish back taxes in...
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...
Democratic hopeful Warren seeks to curb U.S. lobbying, corporate power
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday proposed a major rewrite of U.S. laws governing lobbying that she said was aimed at restricting corporate influence...
Oil surges 20% after Saudi attack, softens on stockpile hopes
Oil prices surged nearly 20% at one point on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intraday gain since the Gulf War in 1991, after...
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...