China angered as U.S. navy ships enter South China Sea
China’s foreign ministry expressed anger on Monday after two U.S. warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea.
U.N. says grain stores in Yemen’s Hodeidah ‘at risk of rotting’
The U.N. special envoy to Yemen on Monday said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in a frontline position in the port city of Hodeidah was increasing as the food was “at risk of rotting”.
Indonesia police apologise for using snake in Papua interrogation
Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the easternmost area of Papua.
How Greece’s PM hopes to solve his election riddle
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been implementing his re-election strategy to the letter over the past six months, steering Greece out of a humiliating bailout and resolving a decades-old dispute with neighboring Macedonia.
New Zealand’s Ardern says China flight’s return not a red flag for ties
An Air New Zealand flight bound for Shanghai was turned back because of an “administrative issue” and the incident holds no political implications for ties with China, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
China releases video it says proves reports of Uighur poet’s death untrue
Chinese state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of “human rights violations” in Xinjiang.
Australian government set for crushing election defeat: poll
Australia’s conservative government is facing a huge electoral defeat as it heads into the final sitting of parliament ahead of a national election expected in May, a widely watched poll found on Monday.
Acting Pentagon chief lands in Afghanistan, supports Kabul role in peace talks
Acting U.S. defense secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on Monday and said it was important the Afghan government is involved in talks, from which it has so far been excluded, to end the 17-year-old war.
U.S. destroyers sail in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
Two U.S. warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world’s two biggest economies.
Dementia patient over-medicated and bruised when he died, widow tells Australian aged care inquiry
An elderly man suffering Parkinson’s Disease and dementia was given 10 times his medication and had unexplained bruising when he died at an Australian aged care facility, his widow told an inquiry into the A$20 billion ($14 billion) aged care sector.
