British PM Johnson’s party manifesto will be out by next week: deputy minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party election manifesto will be released by next week, deputy finance minister Rishi Sunak said.
Japan rules against divorced parents seeking access to children
Japan is not at fault for the inability of parents to see their children after separating despite having visitation rights, a court ruled on Friday, in a case that critics say highlights the ineptitude of a judicial system that lacks enforcement powers…
South Korean minister to visit Japan ahead of deadline on intelligence pact
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will visit Japan on Friday for a meeting of the Group of 20 big economies, a diplomatic source said, as the neighbors’ pact to share intelligence is set to end over a diplomatic and trade dispute.
New Zealand jury convicts man of murdering British backpacker
A jury in New Zealand on Friday convicted a 27-year-old man of murdering a British woman backpacker, a case that shocked the country and raised questions about its reputation as a safe, easy-going holiday destination.
Kazakh president sacks mayor after outrage over school latrine rape
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sacked the mayor of the southern city of Taraz after a 12-year-old student was raped in a school latrine this month, prompting public outrage over officials’ negligence and poor education funding.
Trump urges Cambodia to return to ‘democratic path’ after crackdown
U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen urging him to put the Southeast Asian nation back on a democratic path and seeking to improve ties with one of China’s closest regional allies.
Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Hong Kong’s public hospitals, long known for professionalism, have become a new front in the anti-government protests that have engulfed the city for more than five months.
Dispute between Japan and South Korea overshadows G20 meetings
Japan seized the last event of its G20 presidency on Friday to reject a South Korean warning about radiation from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant as a dispute between the neighbors threatened to overshadow the meetings.
Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index
The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires caused a spike in hospital visits and hazards including poor visibility for drivers.
Pope urges Thais not to see Christianity as ‘foreign’
Pope Francis paid tribute on Friday to Catholics in Thailand who suffered or were killed for their faith in the past and urged today’s Thais not to consider Christianity a “foreign” religion.
