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by M. Jegathesa Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in court Wednesday to face charges he embezzled millions of dollars of public money, in a stunning fall from grace for a national leader. A scrum of journalists greeted Najib, 64, as he became the first ex-premier in Malaysia to appear in front of a judge. A tired-looking Najib was escorted by around 20 police officers into a […]
by Mary Sibierski Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s chief justice refused to step down Tuesday, defying a controversial new law by the right-wing government which requires her and other senior judges to retire early. Chief Justice Malgorzata Gersdorf, in a heated showdown, branded the controversial Supreme Court reform lowering the retirement age of its judges from 70 to 65 as a “purge”. She said she was defying the reform that cuts short her […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A high-level South Korean delegation left for Pyongyang Tuesday with dozens of basketball players, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s favourite sport becomes the latest effort at athletic diplomacy between the neighbours. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon will lead the delegation of 50 male and female players, in the first visit to Pyongyang by an official from the South since Kim and US President Donald Trump’s landmark summit in Singapore last […]
VALLETTA, Malta (AFP)–Malta on Monday stopped a second migrant rescue ship from leaving its port, as the UN refugee agency reported over 300 migrant deaths at sea in four days. German charity Sea-Watch said in a statement published on its website that the Sea-Watch 3 vessel had been “detained in Malta, without any legal grounds provided by authorities.” The decision by Malta to detain the ship comes just days after Lifeline, another charity boat, was impounded […]
by Frank Zeller © Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached a deal Monday on migration with her rebellious interior minister, Horst Seehofer, defusing a bitter row that had threatened her government. Both sides hammered out “a truly good compromise … after a tough struggle and difficult days,” Merkel said, adding that it involved setting up holding and processing centres for asylum seekers near German borders. “We have reached an agreement […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – The government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro promoted 16,900 military personnel on Monday as reward for their “loyalty.” Enjoying considerable economic and political strength, the military is seen as a major force in maintaining the controversial Maduro’s grip on power in crisis-hitVenezuela. “We evaluate the loyalty that every man and every woman puts in their hands, in their thoughts, in their actions, in every task they have to perform at their […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads back to North Korea this week to flesh out the bare bones nuclear agreement between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un. Pompeo will leave Washington on Thursday for Pyongyang at the start of a round-the-world diplomatic mission that will bring him to Brussels and a key NATO summit, officials said. Trump has boasted that a statement he signed with Kim in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on his landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential vote, saying he looks “very much forward to working” with the anti-establishment leftist. “There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!” tweeted the US Republican leader, whose anti-trade, anti-immigration policies have plunged bilateral ties between the neighbors to a historic low. Trump — who […]
by Ralf Isermann with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt Agence France-Presse MUNICH, Germany (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition was facing an uncertain future, as her hardline conservative interior minister Sunday offered his resignation after weeks of battling to change her mind on migrant policy. Horst Seehofer told fellow leaders of the conservative Bavarian CSU party he wants to resign as both party chief and interior minister, saying he had “no support,” sources at […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Saturday against President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy and to demand the immediate reunification of families separated at the border with Mexico. Directly across from the White House, demonstrators filled Lafayette Square park in an atmosphere of both indignation and sadness, before marching toward the Capitol. Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – More than 500 women including a member of Congress were arrested Thursday in the US Capitol complex protesting President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy that has triggered thousands of family separations at the border with Mexico. US Capitol Police said 575 people conducting a sit-down protest in the atrium of a Senate office building were charged with unlawfully demonstrating, then processed at the scene and released. Many of those detained […]
by Michael Mathes © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The battle over President Donald Trump’s choice to fill a coming Supreme Court vacancy, an appointment with far-reaching consequences for American society, kicked off in the Senate Thursday as Democrats vowed against the odds to fight any Republican nominee. Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announced departure at the end of July will give Trump the opportunity to appoint his second justice to the nine-seat bench — […]
