UK junior minister: I hope May’s Brexit deal is approved
The British government very much hopes that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal is approved next week, a junior Brexit minister said on Monday.
Saudi teen barricades herself in Thai hotel to stop being returned to family
An 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family barricaded herself inside a Thai airport hotel on Monday, refusing to allow immigration officials to escort her on to a flight to Kuwait and saying she fears her family will kill her.
China, U.S. want to work together on trade: foreign ministry
China and the United States want to work together on trade, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, as the world’s two largest economies resumed talks in a bid to end their trade dispute.
U.S. and North Korean officials met in Hanoi to discuss second Trump-Kim summit: South Korean newspaper
U.S. State Department officials recently met multiple times with North Korean counterparts in Hanoi and discussed planning a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported on Mon…
Four decades on, Cambodia reflects on its ‘Killing Fields’ nightmare
At the height of Pol Pot’s genocidal Khmer Rouge “killing fields” regime which devastated Cambodia for more than three years from 1975-79, Srey Heng overcame her crippling hunger by catching and eating frogs, snails and insects.
China makes ‘stern representations’ over U.S. warship in South China Sea
China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States over a U.S. navy vessel sailing through the disputed South China Sea, its foreign ministry said on Monday.
China says welcomes U.N. to visit Xinjiang via proper procedures
China said on Monday it would welcome U.N. officials to visit its far western region of Xinjiang if they follow the proper procedures, amid global concern over Beijing’s de-radicalization program there.
U.S. Navy ship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a “provocation” as U.S. officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war.
Gabon soldiers seize state radio in apparent coup attempt
Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
Britain’s May to hold parliamentary Brexit vote on January 15: BBC
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a delayed parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday, January 15, the BBC reported on Monday, citing government sources.
