International

• Saturday, October 6th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  Saudi Crown Prince dismisses Trump's remarks on defense and military backing

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the U.S. president said he had warned the king he would not last in power “for two weeks” without U.S. military backing and demanded he pay up.

• Saturday, October 6th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Interpol president reported missing in native China; French police opens investigation

  

  French police have opened an investigation into the whereabouts of the president of international police cooperation agency Interpol, after his wife reported he had gone missing after travelling home to his native China last week. The French interior ministry said on Friday his wife has been placed under protection after threats.

• Friday, October 5th 2018 - 11:59 UTC

  Former S. Korean President Lee Myung-bak sentenced to 15 years for corruption

  

  A Seoul court Friday found former President Lee Myung-bak guilty of corruption and handed down a 15-year jail sentence on him, who thus became the fourth ex-South Korean leader to be criminally convicted.

• Friday, October 5th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  Facebook facing potential £1.2bn fine for a data breach affecting 50 million users

  

  Facebook is facing a potential £1.2bn fine for a data breach which allowed hackers to access the personal information of 50 million users. The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC), the lead supervising authority for Facebook in the EU, officially opened its investigation this week after the social media giant admitted hackers could have accessed the accounts of millions of users through a “vulnerability” last Friday.

• Friday, October 5th 2018 - 03:22 UTC

  Emir of Qatar in Bs.Aires to meet with Macri over Vaca Muerta

  

  The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived Thursday evening in Argentina to meet with President Mauricio Macri on Friday to discuss oil investments in Vaca Muerta and other bilateral issues.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  Enzyme research delivers Chemistry Nobel Prize to two Americans and a Brit

  

  The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in enzyme research. Americans Frances Arnold and George P Smith will share the prize with Briton Gregory Winter, who is based at Cambridge University.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Juncker insists the EU wants a deal with the UK, despite all the bitter exchanges

  

  European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has issued a fresh warning to Theresa May that there must be agreement on the Irish border if she wants a Brexit deal.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  EU drafting new partnership terms with UK, including the Ireland border issue

  

  Unworkable”, “unacceptable”, “impasse”, are some of the words used to describe Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union do little to temper concerns that the two are heading for a chaotic divorce. But behind the scenes, both sides are preparing concessions as part of what one British official called “a constructive dialogue” that could yet lead to a deal.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 07:55 UTC

  Spain's Supreme Court confirms jail term for ex IMF chief Rodrigo Rato

  

  Spain’s Supreme Court has confirmed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for former International Monetary Fund head Rodrigo Rato for misusing a Spanish bank’s corporate credit card.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 07:22 UTC

  Boris Johnson supporter calls for a no confidence vote on PM Theresa May

  

  Theresa May is “incapable” of delivering Brexit and should be replaced as Prime Minister, a Tory MP said as he called for a no-confidence vote. James Duddridge, a former minister, submitted a letter to the backbench Tory 1922 Committee, saying: “I have not met a single MP who thinks she will lead us into another election.”