Resettle Nauru child refugees, two independents tell Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison should transfer child refugees off a remote Pacific detention center, two independent lawmakers said on Monday in return for supporting his shaky government, a move that would be a major policy shift.
Ireland says Brexit transition extension can’t be alternative to Irish backstop: newspaper
An extension to Britain’s post-Brexit transition period cannot be an alternative to the “backstop” agreement governing the Irish border, Ireland’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Monday by the Irish Times newspaper.
‘Why did it happen?’ asks Taiwan mourner, after 18 killed in rail disaster
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen offered words of consolation on Monday as she met relatives of the 18 dead and 187 injured after a train derailed in the island’s northeast, the worst rail disaster in more than three decades.
Migrant boat sinks off western Turkey, some dead, hurt: NTV
Some people drowned and others were hurt after a boat carrying migrants sank near Bodrum, off the western coast of Turkey, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday.
Saudi Arabia has ‘no intention’ of 1973 oil embargo replay: TASS
Saudi Arabia has no intention of unleashing a 1973-style oil embargo on Western consumers and will isolate oil from politics, the Saudi energy minister said on Monday amid a worsening crisis over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
South Korea says fighter jet deal with Indonesia is on track, despite $200 mln unpaid
South Korea said on Monday a project to develop a fighter jet with Indonesia was on track, and it will negotiate a way for Indonesia to pay its contribution, of which about $200 million is unpaid.
IEA chief Birol not worried about Saudi oil supply cuts over journalist’s death
International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said on Monday he is not worried Saudi Arabia will cut oil supply in response to any potential sanctions over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but urged common sense as political development…
Taiwan’s president prays with relatives of 18 killed in rail tragedy
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen offered words of comfort and encouragement on Monday as she met relatives of the 18 dead and 187 injured after a train derailed in the island’s northeast, the worst rail disaster in more than three decades.
Australia offers rare national apology to victims of child sex abuse
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday offered a rare national apology, only the second since 2008, to victims of institutional child sexual abuse and their families, bringing some survivors to tears.
Thousands in U.S.-bound migrant caravan pour into Mexican city
A U.S.-bound caravan of thousands of mostly Honduran migrants whom President Donald Trump has declared unwelcome, crowded into the Mexican border city of Tapachula on Sunday, setting up impromptu camps in public spaces under a heavy rain.
