Boris Johnson calls for PM May to ditch Brexit border backstop
Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson, a former British foreign minister, called on Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday to rebuff the European Union’s demand for a special “backstop” deal to avoid a hard border in Ireland after Brexit.
DUP leader says would prefer no Brexit deal to ‘annexation’ of Northern Ireland
The head of the Northern Irish party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Saturday she would prefer no Brexit deal to a bad deal, saying the current proposal would permanently annex Northern Ireland from the rest of the…
United Nations urges Australia to evacuate offshore refugees over health crisis
The United Nations has asked Australia to urgently evacuate detainees from the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, saying it bears responsibility for their deteriorating health conditions.
Four Maldives’ election officials flee to Sri Lanka, citing threats
Intimidation and threats drove four members of an election panel in the Maldives to flee the island nation, two officials said on Saturday, a day before its top court hears defeated president Abdulla Yameen’s challenge to his election loss last month.
Floods in Indonesia kill 11 children, rescuers search for one missing
Flash floods killed at least 11 children at an Islamic school in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra on Friday, with rescuers searching for one missing student, authorities said.
China’s CGN says British cooperation to continue despite U.S. nuclear restrictions
State-run China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN), a leading developer of reactors in the country, said on Saturday a proposed project in Britain was not imperiled by new U.S. rules blocking it from acquiring American technology.
Five South Korean climbers among group of nine missing in Nepal Himalayas: officials
A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday.
Australia says delivery of F-35 jets not disrupted by Sept. crash
The Australian Defence Force on Saturday said its deliveries of F-35 fighter jets from the United States were still on track, despite the planes being grounded after one of the aircraft crashed in September.
IMF chief attending Saudi conference, watching for news of journalist
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday she has not canceled her plans to attend an elite Saudi investment conference later this month, but will be “very attentive” to any new information about the disappearance…
Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students
Australia aims to ban private or religious schools from expelling students on the basis of their sexuality, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.
