Trump invites Colombia’s Petro to White House after threats
Al Jazeera : United States President Donald Trump has invited Colombian leader Gustavo Petro to the White House, days after accusing him of trafficking cocaine...
International
New clashes hit Iran as opposition urges protests, strikes
AFP : Security forces used tear gas and live fire to disperse protesters in Iran, rights groups said Thursday, as people angered by the economic...
Spanish PM to deploy troops to maintain peace ‘in Palestine’
AFP : Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday he was prepared to deploy troops to “Palestine” for peacekeeping “when the opportunity presents itself”. “I...
Greenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark
Reuters : The island is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has its own parliament and government, but Copenhagen retains authority over...
Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine
AFP : Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as “dangerous” and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an...
Southern Nepal border city under curfew following Mosque vandalism
AP : Authorities in southern Nepal imposed a strict curfew in the border city of Birgunj after tensions flared between Hindu and Muslim communities following...
UN accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’
AFP : The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called...
UN Secretary General condoles death of Begum Khaleda Zia
UN Secretary General António Guterres has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of three-time former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and BNP Chairperson...
Nato ally Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force
AFP : Denmark’s prime minister warned Monday that any US move to take Greenland by force would destroy 80 years of transatlantic security links, after...
EU urges respect for ‘territorial integrity’ after Trump Greenland threat
AFP : The EU said Monday it expects its partners to “respect” the principle of territorial integrity, after President Donald Trump reiterated calls for Greenland...