World briefs

PHILIPPINES A Roman Catholic priest who was one of the earliest critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on drugs has gone into hiding due to what he says were signs he’s being targeted by motorcycle-riding hitmen.

MYANMAR Investigators working for the U.N.’s top human rights body said yesterday that Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims. More on p12

AUSTRALIA The first asylum seeker boat has reached Australia in more than four years, as new concerns were raised in the government about the psychological state of children who arrived earlier and were banished.

PAKISTAN’s senate has passed a resolution condemning an anti-Islam cartoon contest planned by a far-right Dutch lawmaker, in one of the first actions taken by the assembly since last month’s elections.

IRAN went to the United Nations’ highest court yesterday in a bid to have U.S. sanctions lifted following President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this year to re-impose them, calling the move “naked economic aggression.”

UGANDA To chants of “People power! Our power!” Ugandan pop star turned government critic Bobi Wine was freed on bail yesterday, ending days of incarceration during which he and some of his co-accused allege they were tortured by security forces.

RUSSIA-TURKEY Relations between Turkey and Russia are cozy, prompting worries in the West of a potentially critical rift in the NATO alliance.

GERMANY Authorities in the eastern German city of Chemnitz were braced for rival protests yesterday amid tensions over the killing of a German man for which an Iraqi and a Syrian have been arrested on charges of manslaughter.

SPAIN Dutch police say a man suspected of involvement in the slaying 20 years ago of an 11-year-old boy has been detained in Spain following an appeal to the public for help tracking him down.

COLOMBIA An anti-corruption referendum in Colombia drew millions to the polls but fell just short of a required participation threshold to push forward measures aimed at improving transparency and stiffening penalties for white-collar criminals.

US-MEXICO U.S. and Mexican negotiators are preparing to announce a deal that will set the stage for an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement.