Arun Jaitley to resume charge as India’s finance minister
India minister Arun Jaitley will resume charge of the finance and corporate affairs ministry on Thursday after a gap of more than three months following a kidney transplant surgery, a government statement said.
Trump says wants Pompeo to ‘closely study’ SAfrican land seizures, farm killings
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures” and the killing of farmers there.
Trump says has asked Pompeo to look at South African land seizures, farm killings
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures” and the killing of farmers there.
Australian PM tenure looks terminal, leadership crisis suspends parliament
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s tenure looked doomed on Thursday with his government adjourning parliament to struggle with an internecine leadership battle which saw ministers desert Turnbull and call for a second leadership vote.
Australia PM Turnbull clings to power, offers fresh leadership vote
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday, as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling Liberal party.
BuzzFeed reporter in China says ministry has declined to renew her visa
The Chinese government has declined to renew the visa of a reporter for the U.S. website BuzzFeed, the reporter said.
A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps
Hamida Begum fled her home in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh about two months ago with her husband, two-year-old son, and three-month-old baby. In the weeks before she left, her husband almost never slept at home out of fear of being arrested.
China’s Xi says ideology work ‘absolutely correct’ amid trade row criticism
China’s propaganda work has been “absolutely correct” and those who work in the field should be trusted, President Xi Jinping told top officials, amid domestic criticism China has messed up its messaging over a trade dispute with the United States.
Australian government moves to adjourn parliament
Australia’s embattled government moved to adjourn parliament on Thursday which would allow its ruling Liberal party to hold a second leadership vote for prime minister.
Australia PM unlikely to contest another leadership vote: Sky News
Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is unlikely to contest a second leadership ballot, making way for Treasurer Scott Morrison as a surprise challenger for the top job, Sky News reported on Thursday.
