Ask ‘old people’ for advice, world’s oldest PM says to the youngest
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest serving premier, said on Tuesday it would be a good idea for the world’s youngest prime minister, Finland’s Sanna Marin, to ask “old people” for their advice.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Cambodian PM’s associates over alleged corruption
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on a businessman and a senior government official with close links to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing them of corruption.
South Korea’s Moon to visit China for trilateral with Japan amid North Korea tension
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit China next week for a trilateral summit with Japan amid rising tension over stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States, Moon’s office said on Tuesday.
New Zealand Red Cross name Australians missing in White Island eruption
A website managed by the New Zealand Red Cross on Tuesday listed 17 Australians as still missing in the White Island volcanic eruption, including a family of four from the northern suburbs of Sydney.
Czech health minister says six dead in Ostrava hospital shooting
The number of people killed in a shooting at a hospital in northeastern Czech city of Ostrava on Tuesday has risen to six, Health Minister Adam Vojtech told Czech Radio.
Japanese man says he will admit guilt in court over 2016 killings of disabled people: media
A Japanese man accused of killing 19 disabled people at a care home south of Tokyo in 2016 said he will admit to the killings at his trial due to begin in January, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported.
Hong Kong cabinet reshuffle not an ‘immediate task’, Lam says
A reshuffle of Hong Kong’s cabinet is not an “immediate task”, the city’s Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as she prepared to visit the Chinese capital for the first time since her government’s humiliation at local polls last month.
Japan police catch three trading uranium online: report
Japanese police have caught 3 people, including a teenager, trading uranium online in violation of laws on nuclear materials, Kyodo News said on Tuesday.
New Zealand launches investigation into deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police launched an investigation on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption on an island popular with tourists killed five people, injured more than 30 and left eight people missing, who are presumed dead.
Rohingya pray for justice on eve of Myanmar genocide hearings
Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority prayed for justice on the eve of hearings at the U.N.’s International Court of Justice during which leader Aung San Suu Kyi will defend the country against genocide charges.
