Ethiopia and Eritrea to re-open embassies in each other’s capitals
Ethiopia and Eritrea have agreed to re-open embassies in each other’s capitals, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy said on Sunday after a day of talks with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki.
Leading Brexiter Gove backs May’s free trade zone plan as cabinet falls into line
One of Britain’s most vocal anti-EU cabinet ministers publicly endorsed Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to keep Britain in a free trade zone for goods with the EU, a sign she has so far averted a revolt against a new proposal for a soft Brexit.
Brazil’s Moro says judge who ordered Lula’s release lacks authority
Brazilian Judge Sérgio Moro, who presided over a corruption case against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said on Sunday that Lula should stay in prison because the judge who ordered his release lacks the authority to do so.
Former Brazil President Lula to be released from prison: court
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be freed from prison, appeals court Judge Rogerio Favreto ordered on Sunday, three months after the Brazilian Supreme Court had ordered his arrest.
Pakistani authorities arrest son-in-law of ousted premier Sharif
Pakistani authorities on Sunday arrested the son–in-law of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was on Friday sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over a corruption ruling linked to his family’s purchase of luxury flats in London.
Four Thai boys saved from cave as rescue postponed until morning
Four of 12 Thai schoolboys were rescued from a flooded cave on Sunday as divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to free the children and their soccer coach who have been trapped underground for more than two weeks, officials said.
French judges order seizure of 2 million euros of subsidies due to Le Pen’s party
French judges investigating an alleged misuse of EU funds by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party have decided to block 2 million euros of state subsidies due to be handed out to the party, Le Pen and a judicial source said on Sunday.
Ankara angry as Israel charges Turkish tourist with aiding Hamas
Israel charged a detained Turkish tourist on Sunday with helping smuggle money and packages to Palestinian militant group Hamas, in a case that has angered Ankara, which has vowed to retaliate.
Perilous, dark labyrinth for Thai schoolboys on journey back to light
As the world holds its breath, 12 boys and their soccer coach – accompanied by an elite team of rescue divers – are making a treacherous journey to safety through flooded underground caverns that have tested some of the world’s best cavers.
Two Filipinas kidnapped in Iraq freed: local police chief
Two women from the Philippines kidnapped in Iraq on Saturday have been freed, the Diyala province police chief said on Sunday.
