UK lawmaker to cast blame on global banks in South Africa Zuma corruption
British lawmaker Peter Hain will tell an inquiry on Monday that corruption under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was enabled by international banks, corporations and governments which should now seek to recover the loot they helped launder.
Leaked Chinese government documents show details of Xinjiang clampdown: NYT
A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country’s western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported.
Food shortages cripple Bolivia, new elections still uncertain
Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Sunday to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country’s highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms.
Hong Kong police seal off university amid fears of crackdown
Hong Kong police on Monday trapped hundreds of protesters inside a major university and demonstrators rampaged through a tourist district, after almost two straight days of standoffs that have raised fears of a bloody showdown.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un supervises air drills while U.S. and South Korea postpone drills: KCNA
North Korean media reported on Monday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised air force drills for the second time in three days, even as the United States and South Korea decided to postpone their joint air drills to ease denuclearisation talks with North …
U.S. condemns lethal force, communications restrictions in Iran
The United States on Sunday condemned the use of “lethal force” and “severe communications restrictions” against demonstrators in Iran, the White House said.
Exclusive: Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing predators, sources say
The international police organization Interpol plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption in a statement Monday saying it protects child sex predators, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Maduro says dollar transactions in Venezuela are an ‘escape valve’
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Sunday that dollar transactions, which have been growing in the country in recent months, are an “escape valve” that could help the economy in recession, amid U.S. sanctions and ongoing currency controls.
Exclusive: Haiti’s president warns of humanitarian crisis, calls for support
Haiti needs international support to tackle an unfolding humanitarian crisis, President Jovenel Moise said in an interview, two months into anti-government protests that have exacerbated food insecurity in the Americas’ poorest nation.
Lebanon slips deeper into crisis after Safadi withdrawal
Protesters waving Lebanese flags rallied in cities and towns in their thousands on Sunday to mark a month of protests against the ruling elite as politicians struggled to form a government and solve the worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war…
