Obama laments lack of US climate leadership in Paris
Reuters, Paris :Former President Barack Obama lamented the lack of U.S. leadership in the fight against climate change during a visit to Paris on Saturday,...
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Clashes erupt in Yemen capital after failed rebel talks
AFP, Sanaa :Clashes erupted in Yemen’s capital late Friday, witnesses said, as talks between feuding rebel allies failed to broker a truce.It is the third...
Tens of thousands march in Tel Aviv against `government corruption`
AFP, Tel Aviv :Tens of thousands of people have protested in Tel Aviv against what they say is corruption within the government and the slow...
Jailed Catalan leaders could be freed as they face judge
AFP, Madrid :A Supreme Court judge in Madrid began questioning separatist leaders Friday who were jailed pending a probe into their role in Catalonia’s independence...
Trump may recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Reuters, Washington :President Donald Trump is considering recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move that could upend decades of American policy and ratchet up...
Japan emperor to abdicate in April 2019
AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s Emperor Akihito will step down on April 30, 2019, the prime minister announced Friday, the first retirement in more than two centuries...
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UN appeals for record $22.5 b in global aid for 2018AFP, Geneva The United Nations appealed Friday for a record $22.5 billion (18.9 billion euros)...
Zimbabwe`s military muscles into first post-Mugabe cabinet
Reuters, Harare :Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed senior military officials to top posts in his first cabinet on Friday in what was widely seen as...
US battles for global push on N Korea amid Russia, China doubts
AFP, Washington :The United States is battling to maintain international solidarity in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat after Russia warned that sanctions have...
British PM presses Saudi Arabia to avert Yemen ‘catastrophe’
AFP, Riyadh :British Prime Minister Theresa May has implored Saudi leaders to ease a blockade on Yemen to “avert a humanitarian catastrophe”, her office said...
US threatens to ‘utterly destroy’ North Korea regime
Reuters, United Nations :The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if war were to break out after Pyongyang test fired...
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Migration to UK plunges in year after BrexitReuters, London Net migration to Britain fell sharply in the 12 months after last year’s Brexit referendum, with...