Britain will not walk away from Hong Kong, Johnson says
Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday.
Indonesia court orders president to apologize for Papua internet curbs
An Indonesian court on Wednesday ordered President Joko Widodo to make an official apology after ruling that his government’s decision to rein in internet speeds to contain civil unrest in the Papua region last year was unlawful.
Factbox: The details of Britain’s impending quarantine scheme
The British government plans to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone entering the country from June 8.
Vietnam says most serious COVID-19 patient on path to recovery
Vietnam’s most gravely-ill COVID-19 patient, a British pilot who works for its national airline, has started to recover from the illness and may no longer require a lung transplant, state media said on Wednesday.
Lesotho former first lady arrested in murder case: police
Lesotho’s former first lady Maesaiah Thabane was arrested on Wednesday over the murder of her love rival, the previous wife of recently resigned prime minister Thomas Thabane, police said.
Pope urges U.S reconciliation, condemns racism and street violence
Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States on Wednesday, saying that while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is “self-destructive and self-defeating”.
Sweden should have done more to combat coronavirus, health chief says
Sweden should have done more to combat the coronavirus, the epidemiologist behind a national strategy that avoided the strict lockdowns seen in many other countries said on Wednesday.
Swiss gays hope for marriage equality as parliament votes
When civil partnerships were legalised in Switzerland in January 2007, gay couple Laurent Marmier and Yves Bugnon completed the paperwork that same month, making them among the first to take advantage of the new law.
China rejects report that it delayed COVID-19 information sharing with WHO
China said on Wednesday a news report that said it delayed sharing COVID-19 information with the World Health Organization (WHO) is totally untrue.
Fleeing Brexit, Britons drive up German ‘naturalisations’
Britons drove up an increase in the number of foreigners obtaining German citizenship last year, with more naturalised than in any year since Britain’s 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union, official data showed on Wednesday.
