UK government will accept opposition amendment to hold election on December 11: BBC
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will agree to an amendment put forward by opposition parties to hold an election on Dec. 11, the BBC reported on Tuesday citing unnamed sources from Johnson’s office.
Ukrainian troops withdrawing from eastern town: foreign minister
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said a planned troop withdrawal in the eastern town of Zolote would start on Tuesday, a confidence-building measure ahead of peace talks that he hopes will take place at the end of November.
China downplays Solomon island lease debacle, tells U.S. to stay out
There is nothing unusual about Chinese companies experiencing issues when investing in Pacific island states or elsewhere, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, after a rebuffed attempt by a Chinese firm to lease an island in the Solomons.
Cambodian police question 20 over missing British woman; no arrests
Cambodian police said they had questioned at least 20 people but made no arrests as they continued the search for a 21-year-old British woman who went missing last week, as her brother urged renewed efforts to try to find her.
New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dried-out downstream
The first hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River began commercial operations in Laos on Tuesday amid protests from villagers in Thailand who say the Xayaburi Dam and several others in the works will destroy their livelihoods.
Greece’s draft law on asylum threatens migrants’ rights: Human Rights Watch
Greece should scrap a draft law that threatens to restrict access to protection for asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
Kuwait’s ruler opens parliament after medical treatment
Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruler opened the country’s parliament on Tuesday with a call to fellow Gulf Arab states to end a row that has shattered regional unity, in his first public address since being hospitalized last month in the United States.
Indian toddler stuck in well found dead during rescue attempt
A two-year-old boy who fell into a well while playing outside his house in southern India died during an 80-hour-long rescue operation, state authorities said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Sadako Ogata, first female U.N. refugee chief, dies at 92
Sadako Ogata, a former top United Nations official who was the first and only woman to serve as the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and became known for donning a helmet and flak jacket on trips into the field, has died, aged 92.
North Korea rejects offer for talks over tourism site: South Korean ministry
North Korea has rejected a South Korean offer to hold talks about the future of joint tourism facilities that leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered dismantled, the South’s Unification Ministry said on Tuesday.
