UN climate envoys agree on way forward, ignoring Trump
AFP, Bonn :Negotiations to bolster the climate-saving Paris Agreement, crafted over two decades, closed in Bonn Saturday, deflated but not derailed by Donald Trump’s rejection...
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Syria toxic gas inquiry to end after Russia again blocks UN renewal
Reuters, United Nations :An international investigation into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria will end on Friday after Russia blocked for...
Elizabeth appoints 1st woman in 650 years to top job in Houses of Parliament
Xinhua, London :British Queen Elizabeth II approved Friday the appointment of Sarah Clarke as the new Black Rod in the House of Lords, a job...
Senate Judiciary presses Kushner in Russia investigation
AP, Washington :The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee are saying President Donald Trump’s son-in-law hasn’t been fully forthcoming with the panel’s...
2 S Korean ex-spy chiefs arrested over corruption
AFP, Seoul :Two former heads of South Korea’s spy agency were arrested Friday on suspicion of paying bribes to aides of ousted ex-president Park Geun-Hye,...
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India, Pakistan troops exchange fire in KashmirXinhua. SrinagarIndian and Pakistani troops exchanged heavy fire here on Friday, and targeted each other’s positions and civilian areas,...
Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties
AP, Pyongyang :The highest-level Chinese envoy to North Korea in two years arrived in the country’s capital on Friday to try to improve relations that...
Belgian judge weighs extradition bid for Catalan ex-leader
AFP, Brussels :A Belgian court will on Friday consider whether to send axed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont back to Spain to face charges of...
Russia casts 10th UN veto on Syria action, blocking inquiry renewal
Reuters, United Nations :Russia cast its 10th veto on Thursday of United Nations Security Council action on Syria since the war began in 2011, blocking...
House Dems introduce impeachment articles against Trump
AP, Washington :A half-dozen Democrats on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of obstruction of justice and other offenses, in...
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Japan, US stage naval drill amid tensionAFP, TokyoJapan and the United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday in a show of force aimed at...
Trump defends Asia trip, vows `maximum pressure` on N Korea
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump hit back at critics of his recent Asia trip and vowed a global campaign of “maximum pressure” on North...