UK’s Hunt to visit Myanmar, raise case of jailed Reuters journalists
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday he would visit Myanmar soon and would raise the case of two Reuters journalists jailed for their reporting of the Rohingya crisis.
World Court weighs Britain’s claim to Chagos Islands
Mauritius tried to persuade judges at the World Court on Monday to find that it was illegally stripped by Britain of another Indian Ocean archipelago, the Chagos Islands, now home to a major U.S. air base.
Critics ‘chuck rocks from both sides’ at May’s Brexit plans
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy means disaster for Britain, her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson said, as critics at home and officials in Brussels stepped up their opposition to her plans for how to leave the European Union.
Myanmar army apologizes for mistaken photos in book on Rohingya crisis
The Myanmar military issued a rare apology on Monday, acknowledging that two photographs it published in a book on the crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority were “published incorrectly”.
Brazil court bans campaign ads showing ex-president Lula as candidate
Brazil’s top electoral court has banned political campaign ads showing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a candidate, according to a ruling made on Sunday in response to a complaint by the Novo party.
Greek seamen extend strike over collective wage agreement, labor rights
Greek ships remained docked at the country’s ports on Monday as seamen started a strike to demand the restoration of wages and labor rights, following the expiry of Greece’s third bailout program last month.
Critics step up pressure on UK PM May over Brexit plans
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy means disaster for Britain, her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson said, as critics at home and officials in Brussels stepped up their opposition to her plans for how to leave the European Union.
Indian state battles ‘rat fever’ outbreak after worst floods in a century
The southern Indian state of Kerala is battling an outbreak of a bacterial disease that authorities suspect has killed dozens of people since mid-August after the worst flooding in a century.
UNRWA chief defends refugee criteria for millions of Palestinians
Millions of Palestinian refugees “cannot simply be wished away”, the head of a U.N. support agency said on Monday, hitting back at a U.S. aid cutoff and allegations its work only perpetuates their plight.
Special Report: How Myanmar punished two reporters for uncovering an atrocity
Time and again, Myanmar’s government appeared at risk of blowing its prosecution of two young journalists who had exposed a massacre of 10 Muslim men and implicated security forces in the killings.
