Japan PM Abe, U.S. President Trump to hold summit on Sept 26
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit meeting on Sept. 26, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday.
After years of silence, Brazil’s footballers get political again
Brazil’s divisive campaign for next month’s presidential election has spilled over onto sacred ground – the country’s soccer pitches – an arena where political statements have been rare in recent years.
China places top energy official under investigation
The director of China’s National Energy Administration, ethnic Uighur Nur Bekri, is under investigation on suspicion of breaking the law and violating Communist Party discipline, the party’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday.
Venezuela jails 34 store managers on charges of price gouging
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday that 34 supermarket managers had been jailed on charges of hiding food and gouging prices, in the leftist government’s latest crackdown on businesses as the country struggles under a severe economic…
China tightens embrace of Hong Kong with bullet train, other mega projects
Hong Kong’s first bullet train glides out of a sleek harborfront railway station bound for mainland China on Saturday, launching a new era of integration and raising fears for some for the territory’s cherished freedoms.
Britain’s anti-EU party launch populist manifesto, demand clean Brexit
Britain’s anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) launched a set of populist policies on Friday hoping to revive their dwindling political influence and capitalize on outrage over the government’s handling of Brexit.
Nigeria police say $470.5 million retrieved in asset recovery exercise
Police in Nigeria recovered $470.5 million in bank accounts related to the state oil company as part of an exercise to recover stolen funds, and the money will be sent to government coffers, the country’s police force said on Thursday.
Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro undergoes new medical procedure
Brazil’s far-right, poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro underwent a procedure to drain liquid from his abdominal cavity two weeks after he was stabbed in an assassination attempt, according to a Thursday hospital statement.
North Korea’s Kim wants another Trump summit to speed denuclearization: South Korea’s Moon
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday.
Britain to create 2,000-strong cyber force to tackle Russia threat: Sky News
Britain is significantly increasing its ability to wage war in cyberspace with the creation of a new offensive cyber force of up to 2,000 personnel, Sky News reported on Thursday.
