France will take its time reforming cherished pension system: PM
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Thursday said his government would not rush reform of France’s long cherished pension system, perhaps the most perilous yet...
Exiting atomic power unrealistic for Japan, minister says, disputing colleague
Exiting nuclear power in Japan is unrealistic, the country’s new industry minister said on Thursday, in comments that reiterated the government’s line but are at...
Mugabe’s family say burial ‘sometime next week’, ceremony private
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe will be buried “sometime next week”, a family spokesman said on Thursday, but it remained unclear where he would be...
UK government publishes no-deal Brexit scenarios predicting disorder
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could snarl cross-Channel trade routes, disrupting supplies of medicines and fresh food while protests spread across Britain, according to a worst-case scenario...
Justice Sotomayor Issues Dissent to Supreme Court’s Asylum Rule Decision – Newsweek
Justice Sotomayor Issues Dissent to Supreme Court’s Asylum Rule Decision Newsweek Supreme Court rules Trump administration can enforce strict asylum rules CBS News Supreme Court clears the...
Malaysian PM to write to Indonesia’s leader as row over haze flares
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is writing to Indonesia’s leader to raise his concern about cross-border haze, Malaysia’s environment minister said on Thursday, as a...
China says firms have started inquiring about U.S. agriculture buys
China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that Chinese companies have started to inquire about prices for U.S. agricultural goods purchases, in a further sign of...
Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court approves asylum curbs – BBC News
Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court approves asylum curbs BBC News Supreme Court rules Trump administration can enforce strict asylum rules CBS News Supreme Court clears the way...
UK’s worst-case no-deal Brexit plan warns of food shortages, public disorder
The British government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit warn of severe disruption to cross-Channel routes, affecting the supply of medicines and certain types of fresh...
Mugabe burial in Zimbabwe ‘sometime next week’: family spokesman
Zimbabwe’s first president, Robert Mugabe, will be buried “sometime next week”, a family spokesman told Reuters on Thursday....