Hungarian scientists fear for academic freedom with new government interference
Staff members of the historic Hungarian Academy of Sciences said their academic freedom has been threatened by a new deal giving the nationalist government influence over its research institutions.
What Brexit game is EU playing? British parliament leader Leadsom asks
The leader of Britain’s parliament Andrea Leadsom said she was beginning to wonder what game the European Union was playing over Brexit as relations between London and Brussels deteriorated ahead of a vote by lawmakers next week.
Vietnam says investigating cause of boat’s sinking in contested waters
Vietnam is seeking clarification of how a fishing boat came to sink this week in the contested South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, days after a local rescue agency said it was rammed by a Chinese vessel.
Congo’s Mai Mai militia attacks Ebola treatment center
Armed Mai Mai militiamen attacked an Ebola treatment center at the heart of an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Saturday, killing a policeman before being repelled by security forces, the local mayor said.
‘What game are they playing?’ leader of British parliament asks of EU
The leader of Britain’s parliament said she was beginning to wonder what game the European Union was playing over Brexit as relations between London and Brussels deteriorated ahead of a vote by lawmakers next week.
UK won’t accept Brexit deal that puts union at risk: PM’s party chairman
Britain cannot accept an EU proposal to break the deadlock in the Brexit talks because it would threaten the unity of the United Kingdom by treating Northern Ireland differently, the chairman of the ruling Conservative Party said.
Libyans fear showdown as eastern commander eyes capital
Forces from eastern Libya who have swept through the south and taken control of remaining oilfields in recent weeks have now reinforced a base in the center of the country and signaled to the capital Tripoli that it may be next.
India waiting for UK reply after fugitive Nirav Modi’s video surfaces
India said on Saturday it was waiting for Britain to respond to its request to extradite fugitive billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, after London’s Telegraph newspaper reported that he was living in an upscale apartment in London.
Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media
A Malaysian was sentenced to more than 10 years’ jail and three others were charged over insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social media, police said on Saturday.
India says Pakistan hiding information by blocking access to bombing site
India said on Saturday Pakistan had “plenty to hide” by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an air strike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan.
