Taiwan premier, cabinet to quit after local election defeat
Taiwan Premier William Lai said on Thursday he was resigning along with the self-ruled island’s entire cabinet, nearly two months after the defeat of his ruling pro-independence party in local elections.
Former U.S. marine held in Russia on spy charges seeks bail: news agencies
A lawyer acting for a former U.S. marine detained in Russia on espionage charges has filed an appeal with a Moscow court seeking to have his client released on bail, Russian news agencies cited the court as saying on Thursday.
Taliban kill more than 30 members of Afghan security forces and militias
The Taliban launched a series of attacks on security checkpoints in four Afghan provinces early on Thursday, killing 32 members of the security forces and pro-government militias, provincial officials said.
Ex-Mozambique finance minister’s court case postponed: legal team
The court hearing of former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang, who faces charges of fraud and money laundering, has been postponed until Jan. 18, a member of his legal team said on Thursday.
Taiwan premier, cabinet to quit after local election trouncing
Taiwan Premier William Lai will resign along with the self-ruled island’s entire cabinet, Lai said on Thursday, following the defeat of his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in local elections last year.
Hamas leader’s trip to Moscow on Jan. 15 canceled: Ifax
A trip to Moscow next week by the leader of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has been canceled, Interfax news agency quoted the ambassador for the Palestinian Authority to Russia as saying on Thursday.
Hungary’s Orban wants anti-immigration majority in EU institutions
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday he would like to see anti-immigration parties gaining a majority in the European Parliament elections later this year, which he said could lead to similar changes in the EU executive.
U.S. sanctions threaten Russian plans for passenger jet, Kommersant reports
U.S. sanctions have cut off imports of foreign components needed to produce Russia’s first post-Soviet mainline commercial aircraft, threatening its production schedule, the newspaper Kommersant reported on Thursday.
Turkey says U.S. missile deal impossible if tied to dropping Russian S-400s
Turkey may buy U.S. Patriot missile systems if conditions are right, but a deal will be impossible if Washington forces Ankara not to purchase the S-400 systems which it agreed to buy from Russia, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe doctors end strike without deal as unions meet government
Zimbabwean doctors on Thursday ended a 40-day strike for better pay and conditions that crippled public hospitals without a deal on salary increases, their union said, but warned that members may not report for work daily due to acute fuel shortages.
