Sri Lankan Tamil parties reject president’s call to support controversial new PM
Sri Lanka’s main Tamil parties have turned down a call from President Maithripala Sirisena to support his newly appointed prime minister in a likely floor test in parliament this month, the parties said on Friday.
Northern Irish kingmakers tell PM May: Don’t betray the United Kingdom
The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Friday cast her Brexit negotiation as a betrayal and cautioned it could not support a deal that divided the United Kingdom.
Melbourne stabber drove car loaded with gas cylinders: police
Australian police on Friday said a Somali man who stabbed three people in the city of Melbourne on Friday drove a car laden with gas cylinders which caught fire and that they are treating the attack as terrorism.
Russian foreign minister ‘unpleasantly surprised’ by Austrian spying suspicions
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said he was “unpleasantly surprised” by the news about a retired Austrian colonel suspected of spying for Moscow on Friday, Russian news agencies RIA and Interfax reported.
Philippines’ ex-first lady Imelda Marcos to appeal court’s graft ruling
The Philippines’ anti-corruption court on Friday ordered the arrest of former first lady Imelda Marcos after finding her guilty on seven counts of graft during the two-decade rule of her husband and former dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.
DUP says large number of MPs would reject PM May’s proposed Brexit border deal
The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Friday that it would not support her proposed deal with the EU on the Irish border in its current form and that many other members of parliament would likely reject…
Austrian colonel suspected of spying for Russia for decades, Vienna says
Austrian authorities have questioned a recently retired senior military officer on suspicion of spying for Russia for decades, and demanded an explanation from Moscow, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday.
Russia summons Austrian envoy over Vienna spying allegations: Ifax
Russia’s foreign ministry summoned Austria’s ambassador on Friday after Vienna demanded an explanation over suspicions that a retired Austrian colonel had spied for Moscow, Russian news agencies reported.
Fukushima tests to help assess cooling of damaged reactors: Tepco
The owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami nearly eight years ago, said on Friday it planned tests early next year to see how much melted uranium fuel has cooled in the damaged reactors.
British minister optimistic about Brexit deal with EU: Funke
Britain’s junior Brexit minister told a German media outlet he was optimistic that Britain and the European Union would reach a Brexit deal soon, adding that he hoped this would happen in the next three weeks.
