Puerto Rico governor refuses to resign as island braces for big protest
Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday said he would not seek re-election next year but refused to resign as the island braced for more protests by demonstrators demanding he step down over offensive chat messages.
China strikes secret deal to allow armed forces at Cambodian naval base: WSJ
China will be able to place armed forces at a Cambodian naval base under a secret agreement the two nations have reached, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
China says Xinjiang ‘inseparable’ despite attempts to distort history
The far northwestern region of Xinjiang is an “inseparable” part of China despite efforts by extremists to distort history and facts in a bid to split the country, the Chinese government said in a document published late on Sunday.
Japan’s pro-constitution reform forces fall short of 2/3 upper house majority: NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc won a solid majority in an upper house election on Sunday but his coalition and allies fell short of a two-thirds majority needed to begin revising the pacifist constitution, public broadcaster NHK said….
Mexico says dodges bullet on ‘safe third country’ talks with U.S. after stemming migrant flows
Mexico said on Sunday it averted the so-called “safe third country” negotiations with the United States it desperately wanted to avoid after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Mexican efforts in reducing U.S.-bound migrant flows.
Ukraine president’s party leads in parliament election on early counting
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party led Ukraine’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday with a vote share of 41.52% in the party lists, the central election commission’s website showed, after 10.29% of votes had been counted.
Chinese state media slams attack on Beijing representative’s office in Hong Kong
An attack on the office of Beijing’s representative in Hong Kong by protesters was a “blatant challenge to the central government” and will not be tolerated, state news agency Xinhua said in an editorial on Monday.
Puerto Rico governor says will not seek re-election, but refuses to resign over chats
Puerto Rico’s governor said on Sunday he would not seek re-election next year but refused to step down after nine days of sometimes violent protests demanding his resignation over vulgar chat messages.
Syrian air defenses thwart hostile fire in city of Masyaf in Hama Governorate: state TV
Syrian air defenses on Sunday thwarted hostile fire in the northwestern city of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, state TV reported.
Murders in Mexico surge to record in first half of 2019
Murders in Mexico jumped in the first half of the year to the highest on record, according to official data, underscoring the vast challenges President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faces in reducing violence in the cartel-ravaged country.
