UK seeks to confiscate convicted Nigerian politician’s loot
A British prosecutor launched a fresh attempt on Thursday to confiscate tens of millions of pounds stolen from an oil-producing state in Nigeria by its former governor, who was convicted of laundering his loot in Britain.
Russia’s Mishustin to pick new cabinet soon
Russian prime minister-designate Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday he will pick his new cabinet soon.
Malaysia bets on diplomacy, not retaliation, to tackle India palm curbs
Malaysia does not want to escalate a palm oil spat with India by talking of any retaliation for now, two government sources said on Thursday, after the prime minister’s media adviser called for tighter regulations on Indian expatriates and products.
In Japan, foreign parents lead charge against child ‘abduction’
A growing number of foreigners in Japan are speaking out against what they say is a little-known but entrenched system that allows one parent in a broken relationship to take away the children and block the other from visiting them.
Russian economic officials cancel keynote speeches amid reshuffle
Russia’s top economic officials have canceled keynote speeches they were due to make at the country’s first economic forum of 2020, an updated schedule showed on Thursday, a day after the government quit amid plans for a constitutional shakeup.
Russia’s ruling party approves Putin’s pick for new PM
Russia’s ruling party on Thursday unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, a man with almost no political profile.
Angola’s dos Santos moots presidency run despite charges
Africa’s richest woman and Angola’s ex-first daughter Isabel dos Santos expressed interest on Thursday in running for the presidency despite an asset freeze and accusations of diverting more than a billion dollars of state money.
Iran accuses Europe of yielding to ‘high school bully’ Trump in nuclear row
Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to “high school bully” Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes, a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions.
Residents of Philippine volcano isle race to rescue stranded horses
At the crack of dawn on Thursday, Manolito Malaluan set out with a band of rescuers to ferry to safety two horses trapped on a Philippine island where a volcano has been spewing ash for days.
Search dog Taylor a bushfire-hit koala’s best friend
Taylor, a 4-year-old English springer spaniel, has been among the hard working rescuers during Australia’s bushfire crisis.
