Salvadoran president must testify over 1979 diplomat disappearance: court
El Salvador’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday President Salvador Sanchez Ceren, a former guerrilla leader, must give evidence over the disappearance of a South African diplomat kidnapped in the run-up to the country’s bloody civil war.
U.S., Mexico vow to reunite separated migrant families quickly
The United States and Mexico on Tuesday vowed to work with Central American nations to reunite migrant families separated at the U.S. border “as quickly as possible” as the Trump administration faced fresh criticism over the practice.
EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of ‘709’ crackdown
The European Union urged China to free dozens of activists during a human rights meeting in Beijing this week, three years after a crackdown that jailed scores of lawyers and activists.
Japanese PM to visit flood disaster area, new warnings issued
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed for the flood-stricken western part of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years passed 160 and health worries increased amid scorching heat and the possibility of new floods.
‘Hooyah! Mission accomplished’ greets Thai boys rescued from cave
Thais reacted with relief, gratitude and exhilaration on Wednesday after the successful rescue of the last group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave complex, ending an 17-day ordeal that gripped Thailand and the world.
Chile miners urge rescued Thai boys to be wary of new-found fame
As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.
NATO’s paradox: united against Russia but divided by Trump
To the pomp of brass bands and a fly-past of fighter jets, the NATO alliance holds a two-day summit from Wednesday looking stronger militarily than at any time since the Cold War and with plans to expand further to curb Russian power.
U.N. hails renewed ties between Eritrea and Ethiopia, no word on sanctions
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday welcomed warming ties between Eritrea and Ethiopia, but diplomats said it stopped short of pledging that it could review sanctions on Eritrea after the United States, China, Britain, France and Ivory Coast raised co…
Trump seen likely to support NATO’s Article 5 but wants more spending
President Donald Trump will likely declare U.S. support for NATO’s mutual defense doctrine while pressing for increased spending commitments from NATO allies at a high-stakes summit in Brussels, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
Firecrackers cause stampede in Nice during World Cup; 27 hurt
More than two dozen soccer fans were hurt in a stampede in Nice on Tuesday when revelers let off firecrackers moments before the final whistle of France’s World Cup semi-final win, a local official said.
