Pompeo brushes off N.Korean ‘gangster’ claim, pursues denuclearisation talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean accusations of “gangster-like” diplomacy during negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday he will pursue denuclearisation talks after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts.
Britain’s Johnson robustly opposed PM’s Brexit plan – reports
Britain’s Boris Johnson strongly criticized Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposal in typically colorful terms before agreeing with his colleagues to back the compromise on Friday, reports said.
‘D-Day’: Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave
A dangerous mission to rescue 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave for more than two weeks began on Sunday and authorities said the first survivor may emerge in the evening.
U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions
Two U.S. warships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday on a voyage that will likely be viewed in the self-ruled island as a sign of support by President Donald Trump amid heightened tension with China.
Iraqi police open fire on protesters near southern oilfields
Iraqi police opened fire to disperse dozens of protesters near the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday as they demonstrated against a shortage of jobs, electricity, water and other basic services, police and local officials said.
Rains strand at least 1,850, kill up to 69 in Japan
Unprecedented rains that have killed at least 69 people also stranded 1,850 in the western Japanese city of Kurashiki on Sunday, including about 130 at a hospital, with rescuers using helicopters and boats after rivers surged over their banks.
UAE extends compulsory military service to 16 months
The United Arab Emirates has extended compulsory military service for Emirati men from 12 to 16 months, state news agency WAM reported, amid a three-year involvement in Yemen’s war.
Britain’s Gove says Brexit plan is a realistic compromise
Britain’s new Brexit plan honors the negotiating red lines of Prime Minister Theresa May and meets the demands of business even if it does not match all the hopes of some anti-EU campaigners, Environment Minister Michael Gove said.
EU migration policies seen building blocks for ‘Fortress Europe’
Deals on migration agreed in the European Union and Germany may end up more about rhetoric than reality but they indicate a shift toward a “Fortress Europe” way of thinking that could pose the bloc’s biggest existential threat yet.
U.N. says displaced Syrians leave zone near Jordan border crossing
Thousands of Syrians who had fled an army offensive in the southwest to gather near a border crossing with Jordan have gone back further into Syria.
