World Briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA A landmark ruling on an arbitration case filed by the Philippines that seeks to strike down China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea will be a test for international law and world powers. China has boycotted the case and vowed to ignore the verdict, which will be handed down tomorrow by the U.N. tribunal in The Hague. More on p.10, 12

INDONESIA A global conservation group says Borneo’s orangutans are now a critically endangered species due to hunting and destruction of forest habitat, estimating that their numbers have dropped by nearly two-thirds since the early 1970s and will further decline by 2025.

CAMBODIA A political analyst who was a well-known government critic has been shot dead in what police say was a personal dispute over money.

AUSTRALIA’s prime minister says his conservative coalition government was re-elected for a second three-year term, after a chaotic national election that left the country in a state of political paralysis for more than a week while officials scrambled to sort out who had won the tight race.

INDIA The death toll in Kashmir rose to 18 yesterday as clashes between Indian troops and protesters continued despite a curfew imposed in the disputed Himalayan region to suppress anti-India anger following the killing of a popular rebel commander.

IRAN Officials criticized the participation of a Saudi prince and former intelligence chief in an Iranian opposition rally in Paris. In remarks aired by the Saudi-owned broadcaster Al-Arabiya, Prince Turki told the Paris gathering that he supported the toppling of the Iranian government.

Russia The country’s military says two soldiers have died after a helicopter was show down in Syria.

UK Defending Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton reeled off his fourth win in five races yesterday to storm to victory in the British Grand Prix. The 31-year-old Englishman came home 6.9 seconds clear of his German teammate Nico Rosberg.

G20 Trade ministers from the G20 nations called on their governments yesterday to roll back anti-trade measures that have become more pervasive than any time since 2009. Following a two-day meeting in Shanghai, the ministers said that they’re “concerned” about rising protectionism around the world and “significantly slowed” trade growth figures.