Ireland open to ‘better’ Northern Ireland border backstop: finance minister
Ireland is open to the possibility of an alternative “backstop” deal between Britain and the EU to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland so long as it is better than the EU’s current proposal and is legally operable, its finance minister said.
UK to warn public every week over ‘no-deal Brexit’: The Times
Britons will from next week start receiving weekly information bulletins from the government about how to make sure they’re ready for a disorderly Brexit, The Times reported on Friday.
South Korean court sentences president Park to another eight years in jail
A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison on Friday after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and interfering in a 2016 parliamentary election.
U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New Delhi in September for high-level talks that were twice postponed this year, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Friday.
Singaporean company director charged with sanctions violations on North Korea
A Singaporean company official has been charged for allegedly supplying luxury goods to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to court documents on Friday.
Malaysia to release report on missing flight MH370 on July 30
Malaysia will release on July 30 a long-awaited report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the transport minister said on Friday.
China lends Cambodia $259 million to build new road
China has lent Cambodia $259 million to build a new road in the capital Phnom Penh with Cambodia describing relations between the two countries as being at the “best stage” ever.
Election monitoring groups in Cambodia headed by PM’s son, ‘ambassador’
Three of the groups approved to monitor Cambodia’s election have close ties to Prime Minister Hun Sen, one headed by his son and the other two led by a man who was appointed by the Southeast Asian country’s strongman ruler as a “goodwill ambassador”.
Senators introduce bill demanding Turkey end ‘unjust’ detention of U.S. citizens
Six U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday to restrict loans from international financial institutions to Turkey “until the Turkish government ends the unjust detention of U.S. citizens”, a senate committee statement said.
Vietnam to deport American detained during nationwide protests
A Vietnamese court has ordered the deportation of an American man of Vietnamese descent detained during nationwide protests last month, state media reported on Friday.
