Thailand asks UK to extradite convicted former PM Yingluck
Thailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail for negligence, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday.
Senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran sees no value in Trump’s talks offer: FARS
The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said on Tuesday that Tehran saw no value in U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to meet the Iranian president for talks without preconditions.
Two Koreas discuss reducing military tension amid reports of North Korea missile activity
North and South Korea discussed reducing tension but didn’t announce any detailed agreements after military talks on Tuesday, while the United States detected renewed activity at a North Korean missile factory, casting more suspicion over the North’s i…
Germany cites progress on troubled A400M military transports
After years of delays and technical challenges, Germany’s air force’s growing fleet of Airbus A400M military transport planes will now include a “flying intensive care station”, top air force and defense ministry officials said on Tuesday.
UK foreign minister Hunt urges France and Germany to push EU for Brexit deal
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt urged France and Germany on Tuesday to lobby European Union negotiators for a sensible outcome to Brexit talks, warning that Europe would also suffer “if Brexit goes wrong”.
Angola’s Isabel dos Santos misses summons from prosecutors
The daughter of a former president of Angola failed to respond to her first summons from state prosecutors to answer questions about her time running Sonangol, the state oil company, Angola’s state news agency reported.
China urges U.S. not to allow stopover by Taiwan president
China urged the United States on Tuesday not to allow Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to transit its territory when she visits Belize and Paraguay next month, adding to tension between Beijing and Washington that has worsened amid a trade war.
Migrants’ return to Libya by Italian boat could breach international law: U.N.
A rescue operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 migrants and returned them to Libya earlier this week may have been in breach of international law, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Third candidate claims place in Mali election run-off
Three candidates in Mali’s presidential election claimed on Tuesday to have made it into a two-candidate run-off vote, adding to confusion over a poll beset by claims of irregularities and armed attacks that prevented thousands from voting.
‘There’s going to be a raid’: A Chilean prosecutor forces Catholic Church to give up secrets
Two special envoys sent by Pope Francis to investigate a child sex abuse scandal in Chile were meeting priests and Church workers at a university in the Chilean capital last month when aides rushed into the room with an alarming development: police and…
