Singapore’s first Premier League recruit sparks military service debate
Singapore’s refusal to allow its first footballer signed to the English Premier League to defer compulsory military service has sparked a debate over whether the rigidity of the country’s laws on conscription is stifling its youth from pursuing their d…
Ethiopian migrant brings the Italian hills alive with the sound of goats
Agitu Idea Gudeta has built up a thriving business in her adopted Italy making goat’s cheese and beauty products in just a few years since fleeing her native Ethiopia in 2010 over a land dispute.
Italy deputy PM denies demanding economy minister resignation
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday denied newspaper reports that he had demanded the resignation of Economy Minister Giovanni Tria if Tria did not back government nominees to head key companies.
Currency crisis tops agenda for whoever wins Pakistan election
Whoever wins next week’s election in Pakistan will have to urgently resolve a currency crisis that threatens to put the brakes on the fast-growing economy, with the most likely solution being another bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Japan beefs up child welfare measures after ‘soul-crushing’ abuse death
Japan is taking emergency steps to boost the number of child welfare workers by 60 percent within five years, spurred by the death of a child whose handwritten notes seeking forgiveness from her abusive parents have shaken the nation.
Russian security service searches space agency over suspected treason: TASS
Russia’s Federal Security Service has searched a research facility controlled by the country’s space agency Roskosmos over the suspected leaking of secrets about new hypersonic weapons to Western spies, the TASS news agency reported on Friday.
U.N. calls for safe passage for 140,000 trapped in southwest Syria
The United Nations refugee agency appealed to all sides in Syria on Friday to provide safe passage for 140,000 civilians displaced by fighting in the southwest so that they can receive aid and shelter.
Macron to fire bodyguard caught on camera beating protester: Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to fire the bodyguard who was caught on camera hitting a May Day protester after “new facts” emerged about the alleged misdemeanor, the president’s office said on Friday.
Libya rejects EU plans for migrant centers on its territory
Libya rejects a European Union’s plan to establish migrant centers there to stop asylum seekers arriving in western Europe and it will not be swayed by financial inducements, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said.
Macron to fire bodyguard caught on camera beating protestor: Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to fire the bodyguard who was caught on camera hitting a May Day protestor after “new facts” emerged about the alleged misdemeanor, the president’s office said on Friday.
