German coalition in disarray over von der Leyen’s EU nomination
Reuters, Berlin :European leaders’ nomination of Ursula von der Leyen to head the European Commission did not give the Social Democrats (SPD) reason to quit...
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Putin signs bill suspending participation in nuclear treaty
AP, Moscow :President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill suspending Russia’s participation in a pivotal nuclear arms treaty.Putin’s decree, released on Wednesday, formalizes Russia’s departure...
US Navy SEAL spared jail but demoted after war crimes trial
Reuters, San Diego :A US Navy SEAL platoon commander acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter but convicted of unlawfully posing for photos with...
Migrants face ‘massacre’ at Libya detention centre
AFP, Tripoli :From his hospital bed in Tripoli, wounded Al-Mahdi Hafyan recalls the nighttime “massacre” when an air strike hit a migrant centre in the...
N Korea says US ‘hell-bent’ on sanctions despite Trump-Kim meet
AFP, United Nations :North Korea has accused the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts” just days after the countries’ leaders agreed to resume denuclearization...
Trudeau promises support for Ukraine in wake of Russian ‘aggression’
AFP, Toronto :Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau promised Tuesday to support Ukraine in the wake of Russian “aggression,” after a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr...
France returns around 450 ancient relics to Pakistan
AFP, Paris :France on Tuesday handed over to Pakistan nearly 450 ancient relics, some dating as far back as 4,000 BC, seized by French customs...
European Union leaders strike deal to give two top jobs to women
AFP, Brussels :EU leaders on Tuesday struck a hard-fought summit deal to put women in two of the bloc’s most important jobs for the first...
EU, France, Germany and UK urge Iran to reverse uranium decision
AFP, Brussels :The diplomatic chiefs of the EU, France, Germany and Britain said Tuesday they were “extremely concerned” and urged Iran to reverse its decision...
Sudan protesters at a crossroads after deadly crackdown
AP, Cairo :The mass marches held in Sudan this week breathed new life into the uprising that toppled long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir, but the protesters...