Ex-U.S. Justice Department worker pleads guilty in case tied to 1MDB scandal
A former U.S. Justice Department employee pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to deceive banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds, after he facilitated the financing of a lobbying campaign related to the U.S. investigation into the …
French police brace for more violent protests over rising fuel costs
French authorities have drafted thousands of additional police officers into Paris ahead of a third demonstration on Saturday by protesters angry at high fuel prices as security officials warned of renewed violence.
Lost idol: New wave of Myanmar youth activists look beyond Suu Kyi
(This December 1 story is refiled to fix typographical errors in paragraphs 16 and 22.)
China supports Saudi Arabia in economic and social change: Xi
Stability in Saudi Arabia is the cornerstone of prosperity and progress in the Gulf, and China firmly supports Riyadh in its drive for economic diversification and social reform, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Another UK minister quits in protest at PM May’s Brexit deal
British science and universities minister, Sam Gyimah, quit Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Friday, the sixth minister to resign in protest of her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union.
Colombia FARC leader Timochenko cancels trip to Mexican inauguration
The former commander of Colombia’s demobilized FARC rebels, Rodrigo Londono, has canceled a trip to Mexico to attend the inauguration of new leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador because of health concerns.
Britain’s May urges Saudi accountability for Khashoggi killing
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to hold those responsible for journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to account and said he should take action to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, her office said on …
UK PM May urges Saudi crown prince to act over Khashoggi killing: readout
British Prime Minister Theresa May told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that he should take action to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, her office said on Friday.
Brazil’s police to probe incoming Economy Minister Guedes
Brazil’s federal police opened an investigation into incoming Economy Minister Paulo Guedes for alleged fraud tied to pension funds of state-run firms, lawyers for the future minister said on Friday, confirming an earlier report from Folha de S.Paulo n…
BRICS slam protectionism as China-U.S. spat overshadows G20 talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of major developing economies condemned protectionism at a G20 summit in Argentina on Friday overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to escalate tariffs on China.
