Trump says there will be a ‘major retaliation’ against Iran if it retaliates
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened “major retaliation” against Iran if Tehran were to retaliate for the killing of one of its top military commanders.
In Hong Kong’s tranquil borderlands, two systems co-exist
More than two decades after Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, a long border fence still threads between mainland China and the city today.
France, Britain, Germany: Iran must refrain from violence and respect nuclear deal
The ‘E3’ group of countries comprised of France, Britain and Germany called on Iran to refrain from any violent action and urged Iran to go back to respecting arrangements laid out in the JCPOA 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Venezuela opposition legislators re-elect Guaido as congress chief
Venezuelan opposition legislators on Sunday re-elected Juan Guaido as head of the country’s congress in a session held outside the country’s legislative palace.
Rain brings brief respite in Australian bushfire crisis
A second day of light rain brought relief for firefighters battling bushfires that have killed 24 people across southeastern Australia, but hot, windy conditions are expected to return later in the week, officials warned on Monday.
Taiwan election is make or break for fleeing Hong Kong protesters
A small but growing number of Hong Kong protesters who fled to Taiwan for safety over the past few months fear an opposition victory in the island’s election this week will put them in peril and force them to leave.
Nigerian police on heightened alert after U.S. killing of Iranian commander
Nigerian police have been placed on a heightened state of alert after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander in Iraq sparked fears of public disturbances in the West African country, the police said on Sunday.
Venezuela’s Maduro says congress has elected new leadership
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said the country’s congress had elected new leadership, hours after the ruling Socialist Party installed a new chief of congress as troops blocked opposition leader Juan Guaido from entering parliament.
Coalition must continue fight against Islamic State in Iraq: France’s Le Drian
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday that he had spoken by phone with Iraq’s prime minister, and stressed the importance of allowing the international coalition to fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
Croatia’s former PM Milanovic wins presidential vote
Former Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, candidate of the top opposition party the Social Democrats, will be Croatia’s next president, the results of the presidential election showed on Sunday.
