Tokayev elected Kazakh president with 71% of vote: early results
Kazakhstan’s interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, won a snap presidential election with 70.76% of the vote, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data.
Chinese paper says ‘foreign forces’ using Hong Kong havoc to hurt China
“Foreign forces” are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.
Japan’s military says pilot disorientation likely cause of F-35 crash in April
Japan’s air force on Monday said spatial disorientation likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at more than 1,100 kph (683 mph).
Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest
Riot police surrounded Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China, despite protests from an estimated crowd of more than a million…
South Korea, UK agree to sign free trade deal ahead of Brexit
South Korea and Britain have agreed in principle to sign a separate free trade deal ahead of Britain’s exit from the European Union in late October, South Korea’s trade ministry said on Monday.
Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japanese law
(In June 10 story changes date of gender equality bureau report to 2017, paragraph 16)
Chinese paper says ‘foreign forces’ trying to create havoc in Hong Kong
“Foreign forces” are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.
No expansion yet of U.S.-Mexico asylum program after Trump deal
U.S.-bound asylum seekers are not yet being sent back to additional Mexican border towns to await processing after a deal on Friday called for the program to be immediately extended to the whole border, three Mexican officials said.
Swiss expert to start work on new standards for mining dam safety
A Swiss environmental expert will make a fact-finding trip this week to the site of the Vale dam disaster in Brazil to start work on setting new dam safety standards for miners.
Mexico has yet to expand asylum-seeker program agreed to with U.S.
Mexico has yet to expand the number of border crossings where U.S.-bound asylum seekers must be returned to Mexican territory to await processing, despite a deal announced on Friday calling for an immediate expansion, three officials told Reuters.
