UK PM May to meet Iran’s Rouhani, lobby for detained aid worker’s release
British Prime Minister Theresa May will lobby for the release of detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani when both attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tu…
Exclusive: U.S. accuses Myanmar military of ‘planned and coordinated’ Rohingya atrocities
A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a “well-planned and coordinated” campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation’s Rohingya Muslim minority.
U.S.’ Mattis looks for ‘way ahead’ after China scraps military talks
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he was seeking a way ahead for military ties with China after Beijing postponed military talks in protest at last week’s U.S. decision to impose sanctions over China’s purchase of Russian weaponry.
U.S. approves possible $330 million military sale to Taiwan: Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and other military aircraft worth up to $330 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro leads presidential race but Haddad closing gap: poll
Fernando Haddad, the presidential candidate for Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT), is closing the gap with poll-leading far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro for an Oct. 7 first-round vote and would beat him in a runoff, a survey released Monday showed….
Kremlin rival Navalny freed, then detained and jailed again for further 20 days
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was freed after serving 30 days in jail on Monday – but was then immediately detained and jailed for a further 20 days on charges of staging an illegal protest.
Britain needs a fair Brexit deal, not a no deal, says Hungary
The European union must negotiate a fair deal for Britain to leave the bloc and avoid at all costs it leaving with no deal, which would have a profound impact on countries like Hungary, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Aid delivered after deadly mudslides in Sudan’s Darfur
A joint African Union-United Nations operation is providing emergency assistance to an area in Sudan’s South Darfur region where 16 people died as a result of mudslides earlier this month, the mission said on Monday.
UK PM May to meet Trump in New York to discuss Brexit and trade
Prime Minister Theresa May will discuss Brexit and a bilateral trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, amid increasing uncertainty over Britain’s EU exit plans.
UK’s Labour opposition says preparing to vote against PM May’s Brexit deal
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party is preparing to vote against any deal Prime Minister Theresa May clinches with the EU as it is increasingly unlikely to meet the tests Labour has set out, its Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer will say on Tuesday.
