Police investigate after prominent China critic’s car ‘sabotaged’ in New Zealand

An academic in New Zealand who has warned of China’s growing influence in domestic affairs says her car was “sabotaged”, just months after suspicious break-ins at her home and university office. Anne-Marie Brady, an expert on Chinese politics at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, said she was informed by her mechanic that her car…

Russia prepares for ‘show trial’ of Ukrainian sailors as it quietly strangles Kiev in Sea of Azov

Click:スーパー コピー 代引き 国内 発送 The transfer of two dozen captured Ukrainian sailors from Crimea to Moscow has set the stage for the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine standoff, a high-profile show trial with inescapable geopolitical undertones. Their three naval ships were fired upon and seized last Sunday as they sailed toward the Kerch Strait…

‘Mini-Merkel’ calls for Syrian migrants to be returned home as CDU leadership rivals jostle for position

One of the frontrunners to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of her political party has called for Germany to deport migrants to Syria. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said asylum-seekers whose claims are rejected or who commit crimes could be returned to the war-torn country. “Certain regions of Syria could be secure enough in the foreseeable future,” she…

CNN sues Donald Trump and White House aides for suspending Jim Acosta’s press pass

US network CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his aides after its reporter had his press pass revoked by the administration. Jim Acosta, the broadcaster’s chief White House correspondent, found his entry to the White House barred after a heated exchange with Mr Trump during a press conference last week. The…

Warring Yemen sides agree prisoner swap deal ahead of UN peace talks

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the rebel Houthis agreed to a mass prisoner swap on Monday, in a boost to United Nations peace talks which are expected to begin on Wednesday. Between 1,500 and 2,000 members of pro-government forces and between 1,000 and 1,500 rebels would be released after the talks in Stockholm, in the…

‘Bonjour Mrs Macron’: 101-year old Frenchwoman mistakes Angela Merkel for French President’s wife

A 101-year-old French pensioner has mistaken Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, for the wife of Emmanuel Macron, the French President, in a touching mix-up during First World War commemorations. The Franco-German "couple" may not be firing on all cylinders politically but one old French woman applied the term quite literally to the leaders of the European Union’s two…

Russian special forces storm three Ukrainian Navy ships sailing through disputed waters off Crimea

Russia reopened the Kerch Strait near Crimea to shipping in the early hours of Monday morning, a day after its coast guard vessels opened fire and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels as they sailed through disputed waters around Crimea, raising fears of a new regional crisis. Nato and the European Union issued demands for restraint after…

Catholicism and conservatism: How the far-Right Vox party gathered momentum in Spain

Click:How to shop with weidian The rise of far-Right party Vox in Sunday’s Andalusian election points to increasing volatility in Spanish politics with a general election potentially just around the corner in early 2019. While most polling before Sunday’s vote had suggested that a protest vote of around five per cent might allow the ultra-conservative,…

US senators say ‘smoking saw’ points to Mohammed bin Salman in Jamal Khashoggi killing

Several senior Republican senators have broken with Donald Trump over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, declaring that a "smoking saw" in  the case pointed to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman being responsible. Their verdict came after a private briefing on the evidence from Gina Haspel, the CIA director, and increased the prospect of…