North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: South Korean military
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Tuesday morning from South Pyongan province towards the east, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
UK PM Johnson: I will not ask for Brexit delay
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came into force demanding he delay Britain’s departure from the European Union until 2020 unless he can strike a divorce deal.
U.S. still aiming for deal with Mexico on asylum seekers -border chief
The Trump administration is seeking to strike a “cooperative agreement” with Mexico to help stem the tide of migrants looking to enter the United States to claim asylum, the top U.S. border control official said on Monday.
U.S. credits Mexico, Central America for sharp drop in border arrests
The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countries with helping to cut U.S. border arrests by nearly 60% from a record high earlier this year but then lashed out at a federal judge for ruling against a strict anti-asylum …
U.S. rescues last crew member from stricken South Korean ship
Rescue workers on Monday freed the final crew member trapped inside a South Korean cargo vessel that flipped on its side off the coast of Georgia, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
UK’s Labour won’t back an election until no-deal is off the table: Corbyn
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will not vote for an election until the possibility of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October has been taken off the table, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday.
Election is the only way to break Brexit deadlock, says UK’s Johnson
An election is the only way to break the deadlock over Brexit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament on Monday, ahead of a vote on whether a snap election should be held.
Trump says Taliban talks ‘dead,’ U.S. military to ramp up Afghanistan operations
U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders dead on Monday, while the general in charge said the U.S. military is likely to ramp up operations in Afghanistan to counter an increase in Taliban attacks.
U.S. credits Mexico, Central America for helping to reduce border arrests
The Trump administration on Monday credited Mexico and Central American countries with helping to cut U.S. border arrests by nearly 60% from a record high earlier this year, but then lashed out at a federal judge for ruling against a strict anti-asylum…
My town is the new Cold War’s Berlin: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
Comparing the struggle of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters to the role of Berlin during the Cold War, activist Joshua Wong told an audience in the German capital that his city was now a bulwark between the free world and the “dictatorship of China”…
