World briefs
QATAR Foreign ministers from four Arab nations seeking to isolate Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups met yesterday in the Egyptian capital, just hours after they said they had received Doha’s response to their demands for ending the diplomatic crisis roiling the Persian Gulf. What Qatar said in response to the demands remains unclear, but the crisis is becoming a global concern as neither side appears to be backing down.
CHINA yesterday insisted India withdraw its troops from a disputed plateau in the Himalayan mountains before talks can take place to settle the most protracted standoff in recent years between the nuclear-armed neighbors who fought a brief but bloody frontier war in the area 55 years ago.
PHILIPPINES The decapitated bodies of two Vietnamese crewmen abducted last year by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants were found yesterday on a southern Philippine island.
INDIA The start of India’s monsoon season has triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region, causing at least 20 deaths, authorities said yesterday.
JAPAN Heavy rain following a recent typhoon left a 93-year-old man dead and flooded many houses in southwestern Japan, forcing thousands of people to flee, authorities said yesterday.
KENYA Police officials say three police officers were killed and seven others wounded as gunmen suspected to be al-Shabab militants attacked Pandaguo center, Lamu County.
TURKEY’s president is assailing German authorities’ refusal to let him address Turks at a rally when he visits for the Group of 20 summit, declaring the decision “political suicide.”
UKRAINE authorities have avoided a second cyberattack, the country’s interior minister said yesterday, an announcement that suggests the effort to wreak electronic havoc across the country is ongoing.
VENEZUELA A new video has emerged of the Venezuelan policeman who allegedly stole a helicopter and then fired on two government buildings. Police inspector Oscar Perez claimed he was ready for the “second phase” of his campaign to free his homeland from what he called the corrupt rule of President Nicolas Maduro and his “assassin” allies.
US Fans of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort can take home a piece of the former casino before it’s gutted to make way for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Furniture, poker tables, grand pianos, art and even its famous chandeliers will be among the merchandise up for grabs at a liquidation sale.
