White House defends Bureau of Labor Statistics firing as critics warn of eroded trust
Japan Today : White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back...
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China pushes back at US demands to stop buying Russian, Iranian oil
Japan Today : U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs,...
9 kidnapped from Haitian orphanage
AFP : Nine people were kidnapped from an orphanage near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday, officials said, including the facility’s Irish director and...
Hamas says no food privileges forhostages
AFP : The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Sunday that Israeli hostages would not receive any “special privileges” in the food they are given compared...
Ex-NZ top cop charged with child porn, bestiality content
AFP : New Zealand’s former deputy police commissioner lost the right to anonymity Monday after he was charged with possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality...
Myanmar airstrike on ruby mine hub kills 13
AFP : A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson...
Ukraine hits oil depot & Russia strikes homes near Black Sea
BBC : A massive oil depot fire raging near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi has been blamed by Russian authorities on a Ukrainian drone...
Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop
BBC : US President Donald Trump has fired the boss of one of America’s most important economic institutions hours after weaker-than-expected jobs data stoked further...
Portugal goes on high alert
AFP : Portugal’s government on Saturday issued an alert warning of a heatwave with a high risk of fires in large parts of the country...
Dormant Russian volcano erupts after 450 years
AFP : A volcano erupted for the first time in 450 years in Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region, the nation’s emergency authority said Sunday, days after...
New tsunami warning from Russia
News Desk : Russian officials warned that a tsunami wave of up to 19 centimetres could affect a section of the Kamchatka coast following a...
Gaza war end in sight, US envoy tells hostage’s kin
Japan Today : U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy told families of hostages being held by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that he...