UK election? Impossible to say, former Conservative leader Duncan Smith says
It is impossible to say whether there will be an early election in Britain but new Prime Minister Boris Johnson should be preparing for one, former UK Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said on Thursday.
Explainer: Competing claims make northeast Asian sea a flashpoint
The wedge of sea between Japan, Russia, and the Korean peninsula became a new flashpoint this week, with a regional airspace dispute, a seized fishing boat, and missile tests by North Korea aggravating longstanding tensions.
Three bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens in Afghan capital
Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, with one hitting a bus carrying government employees, killing a total of at least 12 people, officials said.
Applause as Indonesia pardons woman jailed after reporting harassment
Indonesia’s parliament approved on Thursday an amnesty for a woman who was jailed after recording lewd phone calls from her boss in a case that has caused outrage and warnings that it could discourage victims of sexual abuse from speaking out.
North Korea test fires short-range missiles, casts doubt on nuclear talks
North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Thursday from its east coast, a South Korean official said, its first missile tests since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive stalled denuclearization talks.
Two explosions rock Afghan capital after bus blast: officials
Two explosions went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday, minutes after a bus carrying government employees was hit by a blast, killing five people, government officials said.
One of the missiles North Korea fired was new design: South Korea official
At least one of the two missiles North Korea test fired on Thursday was a newly developed design and flew some 690 km (428 miles), an official at South Korea’s defense ministry told Reuters.
Putin allies’ oil feud spills into public view
The blame game over a contamination scandal in Russia’s oil industry has breached President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.
Spain’s Sanchez heads to confirmation vote unsure of support
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez has mere hours to secure a coalition deal with far-left Unidas Podemos and win support from smaller parties if he is to be confirmed in a vote on Thursday and avoid the risk of a repeat election.
Thai PM faces first opposition challenge as he sets out plans
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha faced opposition questions in parliament for the first time on Thursday as the former junta leader set out his government’s plans.
