North Korea to deport U.S. citizen detained since October: state news agency
North Korea has decided to deport a U.S. citizen detained since October, state news agency KCNA said on Friday.
Turkish police detain academics in probe of prominent rights activist: media
Turkish police detained six people including two academics on Friday as part of an investigation into prominent rights activist and businessman Osman Kavala, the Haberturk newspaper reported.
France preparing transport and customs measures in case of no-Brexit deal
France is preparing various measures, notably those dealing with customs controls and checks at ports, in case there is no Brexit deal, said French transport minister Elisabeth Borne.
Italy’s budget openly challenging EU budget rules: Dombrovskis
Italy’s draft budget for 2019 “significantly” deviates from commitments, the vice president of the EU Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said in an interview with daily Il Sole 24 Ore on Friday, threatening a procedure for excessive debt against Rome.
U.S. prosecutors get indictment against Wikileaks founder Assange: court document
American prosecutors have obtained a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose website published thousands of classified U.S. government documents, a U.S. federal court document showed on Thursday.
U.N.-backed court rules Khmer Rouge leaders committed genocide
A U.N.-backed court found two leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge guilty of genocide on Friday, almost four decades after the ultra-Maoist regime which oversaw the “Killing Fields” was overthrown.
Thai proposal for all-powerful cyber agency alarms businesses, activists
A proposed cybersecurity law in Thailand would give a new government agency sweeping powers to spy on internet traffic, order the removal of content, or even seize computers without judicial oversight, alarming businesses and activists.
Japan’s Abe lays wreath at Australian war site in symbolic gesture
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday became Japan’s first leader to visit the Australian city of Darwin since it was bombed by Japanese forces during World War Two, as the former foes look to shore up a crucial alliance.
Myanmar holds 106 suspected Rohingya Muslims aboard boat, official says
Myanmar immigration authorities detained more than 100 suspected Rohingya Muslims aboard a boat off Yangon on Friday, officials said, raising fears of a fresh wave of dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers.
U.S. prosecutors get indictment against Wikileaks’ Assange: court document
American prosecutors have obtained a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose website published thousands of classified U.S. government documents, a U.S. federal court document showed on Thursday.
