Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck rejects charter days before referendum
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Tuesday she rejected a draft constitution sponsored by the generals who toppled her government two years ago, and would vote against it in an Aug. 7 referendum.
Ukraine’s Savchenko launches hunger strike over political inaction
KIEV (Reuters) – Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian servicewoman-turned-lawmaker who spent two years in a Russian jail, announced a new hunger strike on Tuesday to speed up the release of other Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, accusing Ukraine’s president of i…
Bodies found off coast of Libya as migrant toll climbs: IOM
GENEVA (Reuters) – The bodies of 120 migrants believed to have been trying to reach Italy by boat from Libya have been found off the Libyan coast over the past 10 days, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Mexico may offer fix for some U.S. exporters in Trump bind
MEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) – For Allied Tool & Die Company, Donald Trump’s threats to tear up trade deals and impose steep tariffs if he becomes the next U.S. president means considering doubling down on Mexico as a base to manufacture for foreign markets.
Briton in Trump gun incident could die in U.S. prison, mother says
LONDON (Reuters) – A British man detained in the United States for allegedly trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer at a Donald Trump rally is suffering from severe mental illness and risks dying in prison, his mother said on Tuesday.
Turkish Foreign Minister presses Pakistan on schools said linked to coup suspect
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan promised Turkey’s visiting foreign minister on Tuesday it would investigate a network of schools Ankara wants shut for alleged links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric it blames for last month’s coup attempt.
Typhoon Nida shuts Hong Kong, more than 150 flights canceled
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Typhoon Nida swept through Hong Kong on Tuesday, shutting down most of the financial hub and disrupting hundreds of flights with gale-force winds, while low-lying areas were put on flood alert.
PNG court orders Australia to present an asylum seeker resettlement plan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Australia to present a resettlement plan for nearly 900 asylum seekers held in what it says is an illegal detention center on Manus island — a move detainees fear will further dela…
Japan’s Abe likely to pick hawkish ally Inada as defence minister: Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely pick ruling party policy chief Tomomi Inada as defence minister in a new cabinet, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, which could upset China and South Korea given her conservative view…
Local Mexico mayor, policeman arrested over alleged murder of 10
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A local mayor and a police officer were among those arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the murder of 10 people in western Mexico, state prosecutors said.
