New Zealand PM says no intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for deadly shootings on a mosques in Christchurch….
Putin-Kim summit sends message to U.S. but sanctions relief elusive for North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time this week at a symbolic summit hoping to project himself as a serious world player but likely to come away without a relief from crushing sanctions he se…
Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim to meet Putin in Russia on Thursday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok to discuss the international standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, a Kremlin official said.
In Rohingya camps, a political awakening faces a backlash
It was after Mohib Ullah scored his first political victories that the death threats began in earnest. On a recent morning, the Rohingya refugee leaned back on a plastic chair in the Bangladesh camp where he lives, and translated the latest warning, se…
Mexico sends home more migrants as Trump ramps up pressure
Mexico has returned 15,000 migrants in the past 30 days, a senior government official said on Tuesday, pointing to an uptick in deportations in the face of pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to stem the flow of people north.
In Spanish election debate, Sanchez snubs Ciudadanos as tempers fray
The main contenders in Spain’s parliamentary election traded verbal blows over jobs and national identity on Tuesday, as Socialist frontrunner Pedro Sanchez said he had no plans to include center-right Ciudadanos in any governing alliance.
Brazil court trims Lula sentence, opening door to partial detention
Brazil’s jailed former leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, could gain partial freedom within five months following a court decision on Tuesday to reduce his sentence in one of two corruption convictions.
IMF: Initial Sri Lanka market pressures seem contained, tourism action needed
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that initial financial market pressures on Sri Lanka appear contained following “horrific” Easter Sunday bomb attacks but decisive policy and security actions are needed to shore up the island’s all-impor…
Government, business should guard Internet together: British intelligence chief
The head of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency on Wednesday will call on businesses and the finance sector to work with intelligence officials to help secure the internet and protect customers online.
New Zealand has no intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch: PM
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for deadly shootings on a mosques in Christchurch….
