North Korea fires two short-range missiles into sea as talks with US stall
The Telegraph :North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea early on Thursday from its eastern coast, in a sign of its growing impatience...
International
Queen tells Boris ‘I don’t know why anyone would want the job’
METRO :Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party Boris Johnson during an audience in Buckingham Palace, London, where she invited him...
Trump vetoes measures blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed three congressional resolutions barring billions of dollars in weapons sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...
Sri Lanka Easter blasts probe reveals no ISIS link in terror attack
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to...
May chokes up as she leaves Downing Street for final time with Brexit quip
The Sun :EMOTIONAL Theresa May today choked up as she made her final speech as Prime Minister and headed to Buckingham Palace to resign.The PM...
News In Brief
US spars with key allies at UN over Mideast peace approachAP, United Nations The U.S. derided the viability of reaching “international consensus” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Johnson gets blanket coverage in Iran as ‘Britain’s Trump’
AFP, Tehran :Iranian newspapers gave blanket coverage to news that Boris Johnson would become British prime minister on Wednesday, with many comparing him to US...
Russian opposition leader Navalny arrested ahead of protest
AFP, Moscow : Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested and faced up to 30 days in prison Wednesday, in an apparent move by the authorities...
Malaysia’s ex-king divorces former Miss Moscow: Lawyer
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia’s former king has divorced a Russian ex-beauty queen just months after news of their wedding emerged and he abdicated in a...
Trump envoy says only direct talks can solve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
AFP, United Nations :President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt told the United Nations Security Council Tuesday that an “international consensus” cannot solve the...
Trump offers to mediate Kashmir conflict, but India denies
Agencies, Washington :President Trump offered to help mediate the long-running Kashmir conflict in a White House meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, briefly raising...
Pope urges concrete measures to protect Syrian civilians
AP, Vatican City :Pope Francis has sent Syrian President Bashar Assad a letter expressing his “profound concern” for the humanitarian situation in Syria and in...