Syrian media cites source saying U.S.-led jets attacked army
Syrian state media, citing a military source, said U.S.-led jets attacked a Syrian army position near the battle front against the last Islamic State pocket east of the Euphrates late on Saturday, causing damage and injuries.
Lawyers say China blocks access to Australian detained for suspected espionage
Two lawyers hired by the wife of an Australian detained in Beijing for suspected espionage said they have been denied access to him by Chinese authorities because the detainee did not agree to their appointment.
El Salvador votes for new president, with anti-corruption outsider in lead
Salvadorans will vote in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, with an energetic former mayor campaigning as an anti-corruption outsider set to win the top job and end decades of a two-party system.
Box set: TV drama stirs debate over South Korea’s cutthroat education culture
It was created as a biting satire of South Korea’s notoriously competitive education system, but the country’s most popular cable TV drama has inspired some fans to ignore its warnings and instead double down on their pursuit of success.
Exit from Brexit? I’d like it, but it’s unlikely: German foreign minister
While German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas would like to see an “exit from Brexit” – Britain abandoning its plan to leave the European Union – he said in a newspaper interview on Sunday that he saw such an outcome as extremely unlikely.
Queen Elizabeth to be evacuated in case of Brexit unrest: media
British officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union next month, two Sunday newspapers reported.
Australia says last asylum-seeker children will soon leave Nauru
The Australian government announced on Sunday that there will soon be no children held in its immigration detention camps on the Pacific island of Nauru.
Colombian rebel dissident leader killed in military operation
A Colombian rebel leader who refused to demobilize under a 2016 peace deal with the government was killed by the armed forces on Saturday, President Ivan Duque said.
Top German conservative hints at slower coal phase-out in nod to party right
Germany’s phasing out of coal-fired power stations could be delayed beyond 2038 if the deadline creates problems for the security of electricity supply, a senior legislator in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said.
As Venezuelans protest, struggling Maduro seeks early parliament vote
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed early parliamentary elections on Saturday, seeking to shore up his crumbling rule after a senior general defected to the opposition and tens of thousands thronged the streets in protest at his government.
