Gabriel's journey: A transgender Spaniard makes the change

Gabriel Diaz de Tudanca is a 19-year-old Spaniard who, although born a girl, identified as male from early childhood.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2AXqJGS

Read More

PM May tries to tweak defeated Brexit plan, refuses to rule out no-deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit on Monday by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to prevent customs checks on the Irish border.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2AXOMVZ

Read More

Cambodian leader, in Beijing, says China pledges nearly $600 million in aid

China has pledged 4 billion yuan ($588 million) in aid to Cambodia from 2019 to 2021, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday, highlighting strong ties between Beijing and Phnom Penh amid a European Union threat of trade sanctions.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2W9BI95

Read More

Death toll from ship blaze near Crimea rises to 14: TASS

The death toll from a fire on board two ships in the Kerch Strait near Crimea has risen to 14, TASS news agency cited a source in Russia's emergency services as saying.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2U5ZW2c

Read More

Macau, Beijing police arrest 37 in crackdown on illicit banking

Police in Macau and mainland China detained 39 suspects in an underground lending case involving more than 30 billion yuan ($4.42 billion), as China steps up measures to reduce economic risks and clamp down on illicit capital outflows.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MoFUx7

Read More

Zimbabwe to investigate misconduct by security forces in protests: Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday that misconduct by security forces reacting to protests over fuel price hikes would be investigated, but he added the increases were the right thing to do.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FFwjl7

Read More

Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumbawa: USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of the Indonesian town of Raba, off the central island of Sumbawa, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the second quake to hit the area on Tuesday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FFr1pL

Read More

Northern Ireland police says Londonderry security alerts were hoaxes

Northern Ireland police said the three security alerts they were examining in Londonderry on Monday have ended after the department confirmed the incidents, including one where they carried out a controlled explosion, to be hoaxes.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FQgHus

Read More

No public details on crashed Lion Air voice recorder until final report: Indonesian official

Indonesian authorities do not plan to provide a public update on the contents of a cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed, killing 189 people, until a final report is released in August or September, an official said on Tuesday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RHnYUv

Read More

Indonesia to review early release of cleric linked to Bali bombings

Indonesia is reviewing a decision to grant early release to a radical Muslim cleric linked to the 2002 Bali bombings, Abu Bakar Bashir, authorities said, after news of the plan provoked criticism.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Dre6Wk

Read More

North Korean base serves as missile headquarters: think tank

One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WbI5Jd

Read More

Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast reaches 91, Pemex defends response

The death toll from a fuel pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week rose to 91 on Monday as Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) defended its response to one of the deadliest incidents to hit the state-run oil company in years.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2sBDqCA

Read More

Body of slain journalist found in northwest Mexico

The body of a slain journalist was found in northwestern Mexico, authorities said on Monday, adding to a long list of reporters who have fallen victim to record levels of violence in the country.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2U8Xnwl

Read More