New coronavirus cases rise in Italy, Korea and Iran but fall in China
Italy, South Korea and Iran reported sharp rises in coronavirus infections on Monday, triggering concern from the World Health Organization (WHO), but China relaxed some curbs on movement, including in Beijing, as the rate of new infections there eased…
‘RIP Democracy’: Thai students protest party ban as opposition grills PM in parliament
Hundreds of Thai students protested on Monday against the dissolution of a popular opposition party as Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five cabinet ministers faced the first day of a censure debate in parliament.
Turkmen constitutional reform hints at succession plan
The Turkmenistan government published a series of draft constitutional amendments on Monday that would reserve seats for former presidents in the newly-established upper chamber of parliament.
Leader of Merkel’s CDU says party to elect new chairperson on April 25
The leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) said on Monday her party would hold a congress on April 25 to elect a new chairperson and said possible candidates would announce this week whether they want to run.
With once-radical Podemos tamed, Spain’s new coalition is happy – for now
Just last year, Spain’s struggling prime minister said he would not be able to sleep at night had he made a pact with the hard left Unidas Podemos party to secure power.
News and quotes from Julian Assange’s extradition hearing
Julian Assange appeared before a British court on Monday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48-year-old on trial for hacking government computers and violating an espionage law.
Julian Assange put lives at risk, lawyer for United States says
Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, some of whom later disappeared, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him.
Ireland cautions against travel to coronavirus-hit areas of Italy
Ireland said its citizens should not travel to parts of Italy affected by an outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Russia, Turkey preparing talks on fighting in Syria’s Idlib province: TASS
Russia and Turkey are preparing talks on how to de-escalate fighting in Syria’s Idlib province, TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Australia under ‘unprecedented’ threat from foreign interference: spy chief
Australia is under an “unprecedented” threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country’s most senior spy chiefs said on Monday.
