Indonesia president says may reshuffle cabinet before second term
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is considering reshuffling his cabinet before he is sworn in for a second five-year term in October, according to comments he made in an interview with the Tempo newspaper published on Monday.
Bollywood stars, rich Indians vote in fourth phase of giant election
Some of India’s richest families, Bollywood stars and others voted early on Monday in Mumbai and elsewhere in the country as the fourth phase of a massive, staggered general election got underway.
Two U.S. Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
Pakistan says it is on the road to major change, but few are fully persuaded
Something very significant is under way in Pakistan, the government in Islamabad would like you to believe.
U.S. Navy warships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait
The U.S. military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China.
Spain’s Socialists on course to regain power but talks await
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to regain power after his Socialists overcame a historic challenge by right-wing nationalists in elections on Sunday, a result he portrayed as a morale booster for the European Union.
Britons opt for non-EU holidays in face of Brexit impasse: Thomas Cook
British holidaymakers are favoring destinations outside the European Union after repeated delays to Brexit discouraged travelers from booking early and prompted them to look further afield, travel firm Thomas Cook said on Monday.
Spain’s Conservative PP party leader says will lead opposition
The leader of Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) said his party would be the main opposition force in parliament to Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists.
Spain’s Sanchez says to form government based on constitution
Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, fresh from a win for his party in national elections on Sunday, said the only conditions he would place on forming a coalition government would be respecting the constitution and promoting social justice.
Center-right Ciudadanos claims leadership of Spain’s opposition
The head of Spain’s center-right Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’) said his party would take on the leadership of the country’s opposition, after the Socialist Party of Pedro Sanchez claimed victory in Sunday’s national election.
