Voters in one English town warn London: ‘Do not betray our Brexit’
As Britain grapples with whether to leave the European Union, some voters in an ancient English town have a message for the politicians in London: Do not betray Brexit.
Australia sees no link between writer’s detention and Canadian arrests-minister
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday there was no evidence to suggest that the detention of a dual-national writer in China was linked to the high-profile arrests of two Canadians but that Canberra was seeking urgent clarification….
United States frees American-born anchor of Iran’s Press TV
An American-born anchor for Iran’s state-run Press TV was freed after 10 days of detention in the United States after testifying as a material witness in an undisclosed federal investigation, a U.S. federal court order said on Thursday.
Turkey’s Erdogan offers support for Venezuela’s Maduro
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and offered his support after a Venezuelan opposition leader declared himself interim president, a spokesman for the Turkish president said on Thursday.
Australia says dual national is in ‘residential detention’ in China
Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne said on Thursday a dual-national writer missing since last week is being held by China and is in residential detention in Beijing.
After upstaging Maduro, Venezuela’s Guaido seeks to keep up pressure
Venezuela’s opposition on Thursday will seek to maintain pressure on isolated President Nicolas Maduro after congress chief Juan Guaido swore himself in as the rightful head of state with the support of nations around the region.
Australia says no evidence writer’s detention in China linked to Canadian cases
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday there was no evidence to suggest that the detention of a dual-national writer in China was linked to the high-profile arrests of two Canadians.
Indonesia frees Christian politician jailed for blasphemy
Indonesia on Thursday released the popular former governor of Jakarta from jail, after serving a reduced two-year sentence for blasphemy against Islam, a case that exposed deep religious divides in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
Peru’s Fujimori, pardon annulled, forced back to prison
Police took Peru’s former authoritarian president Alberto Fujimori back to prison on Wednesday to finish the remaining 13 years of his 25-year sentence for human rights crimes and graft.
Australia and China to meet as Canberra seeks answers over detained writer
Australia will press China to address the detention of a dual-national writer “transparently and fairly”, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said, with embassy staff to seek an explanation from Chinese officials at a meeting in Beijing on Thursday.
