New Papua New Guinea leader a wildcard in Pacific power play
When Papua New Guinea’s lawmakers started to shift their weight in their parliamentary seats in preparation for a tense vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, James Marape looked uninterested, his head lowered, fingers tapping his phone.
Ukrainian president appoints man with ties to oligarch as security chief
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has picked as a top security chief a man who Reuters has reported as having ties with tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky, an appointment that underscores links between the two.
Hungary’s Fidesz might join new grouping in European parliament: PM
Hungary’s Fidesz party could join a new grouping in the European parliament if staying in the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) does not line up with national interests, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.
Hungary PM Orban seeks thorough probe into fatal boat accident
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he had asked for a thorough investigation into a boat accident on the Danube River in central Budapest that killed at least seven South Korean tourists this week.
‘Khan Market Gang’: India’s Modi mocks his elite adversaries
A tatty shopping center originally built to house refugees in the heart of New Delhi has become a handy symbol for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his supporters to rub salt in the wounds of their opponents, who just got a drubbing in India’s general …
Hungary’s Fidesz might join new formation in European parliament: PM tells radio
Hungary’s Fidesz party will stay in the European People’s Party (EPP) grouping in the European parliament if it is line with the national interest but if not, it will sit in a new formation, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.
Palestinian stabs Israelis, shot dead by police: spokesman
A Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem on Friday, wounding one of them critically, before being shot dead by police, an Israeli police spokesman said.
Car bomb targets U.S. convoy in Afghan capital, several casualties
A car bomb attack on a U.S. convoy in the Afghan capital on Friday, wounded four U.S. service members and killed at least four Afghan civilians, officials said, in the second attack in the city in two days.
Trump vows rapid, high tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends
U.S. President Donald Trump, responding to a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed on Thursday to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, starting at 5% and ratcheting much higher until the flow of people ceases.
Mexico central bank board member says this is ‘game changer’ after U.S. tariff threat
Mexican central bank board member Jonathan Heath said on Twitter Thursday night “this is a game changer,” after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico if the flow of illegal immigrants across the southern b…
