Kiribati says national interest behind cutting Taiwan ties in favor of China
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati acted in its best national interest when it severed ties with Taiwan and re-established diplomatic relations with China, the office of Kiribati’s president said on Saturday.
UK Labour Party would get Brexit sorted in six months: draft statement
A government run by Britain’s main opposition Labour Party would secure a “sensible” deal to leave the European Union within three months and would hold a second referendum on the deal or staying in the bloc within six months, a draft statement said.
UK Labour deputy leader survives bid to oust him over Brexit
The deputy leader of Britain’s Labour Party survived an attempt to oust him over Brexit on Saturday after party chief Jeremy Corbyn moved to defuse a row that threatened to overshadow the party’s bid to show it was ready for power.
Battered Trudeau gets brief reprieve amid Canada blackface scandal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got his first day out of the spotlight on Saturday after being hammered for images showing him in blackface, which have threatened to derail his re-election campaign.
After ‘Howdy Modi,’ Trump and India’s PM could sign trade deal
The United States and India are racing to negotiate a limited trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can sign at the United Nations General Assembly in New York at the end of September, people familiar with …
Greek police arrests man wanted for aircraft hijacking
Greek police have arrested a 65-year old man wanted by German authorities for an aircraft hijacking and kidnapping, crimes committed in 1985 and 1987, they said on Saturday.
Malta takes some migrants from Ocean Viking, but leaves others onboard
A group of 265 migrants were brought to Malta on Saturday, including 36 from the rescue ship Ocean Viking, but the operators of the ship complained that more than 180 other migrants on board had been refused disembarkation by the island.
Congo to deploy second Ebola vaccine
Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday that they plan to introduce a second Ebola vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, to counter the second-worst outbreak of the virus in history.
Pakistan frees two Pashtun lawmakers after months of detention
Two Pakistani parliamentarians and human rights campaigners were released on bail in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after four months in detention, their lawyer said on Saturday.
Malta murdered journalist’s family fume over inquiry board composition
The family of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has protested over the composition of a board set up by the prime minister to conduct an independent public inquiry into whether the government could have prevented the killing.
