Politics
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Popcorn to hand, EU watches Brexit show but frets for own future
Jan 18, 2019EU Brexit negotiators are “watching the BBC and eating popcorn”, in the words of one of them, as Britain’s domestic rows over leaving make for compelling TV but frustrate Europe’s hopes for a clean break. Unsure... -
US officials to ask Ecuador embassy staff about Assange visitors
Jan 18, 2019US investigators will on Friday begin to question diplomatic staff who were stationed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London during WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s years-long stay about his visitors, according to the whistleblower group. It follows... -
UK PM May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Jan 18, 2019British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging “no-deal” split. The world’s fifth-largest economy... -
Turkey hits back at Trump threats over Kurds
Jan 14, 2019Turkey on Monday vowed to keep up the fight against a US-backed Kurdish militia it views as terrorists after Donald Trump warned of economic devastation if Ankara attacks Kurdish forces as American troops withdraw. Trump’s threat... -
Sheikh Hasina takes oath as PM for 4th term with updated member council of ministers
Jan 8, 2019Sheikh Hasina, the Awami League President and elder daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, formed the government for the third consecutive term as she took oath as the prime minister for fourth term... -
Venezuela’s Maduro defends rule as legitimate
Jan 7, 2019Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro efended his government’s legitimacy Sunday as his bid for a second six-year erm has come under growing fire internationally and by the country’s opposition-controlled National Assembly. But in another sign of turmoil... -
Malaysia’s King Muhammad V resigned
Jan 6, 2019Malaysia’s King Muhammad V resigned on Sunday, the first time a monarch has stepped down from the throne before completing their five-year tenure. The king’s resignation took effect immediately, the National Palace said in a statement.... -
Mexican president owns no cars or real estate, but his wife does
Jan 5, 2019Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he owns no real estate, vehicles or personal property, echoing what experts say is a pattern among the country’s politicians of shifting assets to relatives. Lopez Obrador,... -
North Korean diplomat seeking asylum in Italy
Jan 4, 2019North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has sought asylum, a report said Thursday, in what would be another high-profile defection bid by one of Pyongyang’s envoys. Jo Song Gil, the acting North Korean ambassador to Rome,... -
Volatile DR Congo braces for troubled election
Dec 28, 2018One of the world’s powder-keg countries faces a crunch test on Sunday when Democratic Republic of Congo heads into elections marred by delays, clashes and fears of polling-day chaos. The vote crowns two years of turmoil,...
