Australian minister in Sri Lanka to lay out stance on asylum seekers
A senior Australian minister will meet Sri Lanka’s leaders in Colombo later on Tuesday to discuss border control and security matters following reports that the Australian navy had intercepted and returned several boats carrying asylum seekers.
On Tiananmen anniversary, Taiwan says China continues to cover up crackdown
China continues to cover up the truth about the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 30 years ago, Taiwan’s president said on Tuesday, ahead of vigils in the region to commemorate the event.
China expresses ‘strong dissatisfaction’ with U.S. statement on Tiananmen anniversary
China’s embassy in the United States expressed “strong dissatisfaction” on Tuesday towards the United States’ remarks on the 30th anniversary of the Chinese government’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in Tiananmen Square.
Sudan’s military scraps deal with the opposition, calls for elections within nine months
Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) said on Tuesday it canceled all previous agreements with the main opposition coalition and called for snap elections following deadly violence in the capital Khartoum after security forces moved to disperse t…
Mexico draws red line on asylum as Trump tariff risk rises
Mexico said on Monday it would reject a U.S. idea to take in all Central American asylum seekers if it is raised at talks this week with the Trump administration, which has threatened to impose tariffs if Mexico does not crack down on illegal immigrati…
Protesters return to streets in Honduras, despite president’s concessions
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez’s decision to repeal decrees that have sparked violent demonstrations against his government in recent days failed to stop protesters from returning to the streets on Monday.
Sudan’s military scraps agreement with the opposition, calls for elections within nine months
Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) will cancel all previous agreements with the main opposition coalition, the council head said in a televised statement, following deadly violence in the capital Khartoum after security forces moved to dispers…
Four security forces members killed in shooting in Iraq: security official
Four security forces members were killed and four wounded in shooting in the Iraqi town of Tarmiya, 25 km (15 miles) north of Baghdad, Security Media Cell said in a statement early on Tuesday.
Sudanese forces storm protest camp, more than 35 people killed: medics
Security forces stormed a protest camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday and opposition-linked medics said more than 35 people were killed in the worst violence since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
‘Trump baby’ balloon to fly outside British parliament as big protests expected
A giant inflatable blimp depicting Donald Trump as a pouting baby in a diaper will fly outside the British parliament in London on Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be one of the city’s largest protests against a foreign leader.
