Hong Kong’s youth press campaign despite China’s rejection of full democracy
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – When the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, Beijing promised to allow universal suffrage as an “ultimate aim”, along with other freedoms, under a “one country, two systems” arrangement agreed with London.
Philippines VP visits refugees fleeing fighting, Duterte unseen in days
BALO-I, Philippines (Reuters) – The vice president of the Philippines expressed hope on Monday for a swift end to an urban siege by Islamist rebels, and offered support to displaced civilians during a visit normally conducted by a president not seen in…
EU effort to halt migrants founders in Libya’s chaos
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – When Libya’s coastguard received the first of a long-awaited batch of patrol boats from Italy last month, two of the four vessels still had mechanical problems and one broke down on the way to Tripoli.
Irish naval ship rescues 712 people near Libya: defense forces
DUBLIN (Reuters) – An Irish naval ship rescued 712 people including pregnant women and infants off the coast of the Libyan capital of Tripoli as part of an international migrant rescue effort, Ireland’s Defence Forces said on Monday.
UK’s May strikes $1.3 billion deal with Northern Irish party to prop up government
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest P…
Trump urges India’s Modi to fix deficit, but stresses strong ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do more to relax Indian trade barriers on Monday during talks in which both leaders took great pains to stress the importance of a strong U.S.-Indian relati…
Heroes or agitators? Young lawmakers on Venezuela’s front line
CARACAS (Reuters) – One was knocked off his feet by a water cannon. Another was pushed into a drain. Most have been pepper-sprayed, tear-gassed, beaten and hit by pellet shots.
New U.S. ambassador to China says North Korea a top priority
BEIJING (Reuters) – The new U.S. ambassador to China has said that stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be a top priority, along with resolving the U.S.-China trade imbalance, according to a video message to the Chinese people released on Mond…
Mongolia economy, graft in spotlight as voters elect president
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Polling stations opened throughout Mongolia’s cities, townships and prairies on Monday as nearly two million residents were asked to choose a new president amid worries about corruption and the state of the resource-dominated ec…
Nine dead after Colombia tourist boat sinks in reservoir
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Nine people died and 28 are missing after a multi-decked tourist boat carrying about 170 passengers sank in Colombia’s Penol-Guatape reservoir on Sunday during the long holiday weekend, a government official said.
