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US to be represented by a junior official at UN climate summit
With temperatures already on course to exceed that range, a recent report by a global commission warned that climate change could push more than 100 million people in the developing world below the poverty line.
Brexit turmoil drives UK towards recession
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.2 per cent in the April-June period, the first time the economy has contracted in almost seven years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.
For its health and yours, keep the cat indoors
Pet cats allowed outdoors, in fact, are nearly three times as likely to become infected with pathogens or parasites than those confined to quarters, they reported in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
Global measles cases up 300 per cent year-on-year: WHO
Measles, which is highly contagious, can be entirely prevented through a two-dose vaccine, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) has in recent months sounded the alarm over slipping global vaccination rates.
Kim Kardashian on studying law: I wanted to fight for people
Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian has been interning at a California law firm since last year. The reality star said she was inspired to study law after successfully petitioning US President Donald Trump last year to pardon Alice Marie Johnson.
German director defends horror flick The Golden Glove against #MeToo criticism
The Golden Glove, directed by German director Fatih Akin, is one of 17 films vying for the Berlin festival's Golden Bear prize for best picture, to be awarded by jury president Juliette Binoche on February 16. The director hit back at criticism that the film exploits the female victims.
UN chief Antonio Guterres again calls for end to military operations in south Syria
Guterres is "deeply alarmed by the military offensive in southwestern Syria and its devastating toll on civilians," said a statement from his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said yesterday.
Malaysia arrests former aide to ex-premier over 1MDB scandal
Najib, his family and cronies were alleged to have stolen billions of dollars from the investment vehicle in an eye-watering fraud that stretched around the globe.
Eight Kenyan police killed in latest roadside bombing
Five Kenyan police officers and three reservists were killed Sunday when their vehicle hit a homemade landmine in Wajir, northeast Kenya, a government official said. “We had an attack this afternoon and eight officers have been killed,” said northeastern regional coordinator, Mohamud Ali Saleh, the area’s top security official. Saleh said the bombing occurred in […]
Spain: Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy admits defeat ahead of no-confidence vote
Mariano Rajoy is set to become the first Spanish premier to lose a no-confidence vote since the country transitioned to democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.
Israel targets Hamas position after army post torched
Israel says its actions are necessary to defend the border and stop mass infiltrations from the territory. It accuses Hamas, with whom it has fought three wars since 2008, of seeking to use the protests as cover to carry out violence.
Donald Trump urges China to clamp down on North Korea border
North Korea's sudden shift in attitude followed a weeks-long charm offensive that saw Kim Jong Un hold a historic summit in the Demilitarized Zone with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and meet twice with China's President Xi Jinping.
Dismantling of North Korea nuclear site ‘well under way’: US monitor
Satellite photos indicate North Korea has begun dismantling its nuclear test site ahead of a historic summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a US monitor said today. In a move welcomed by Washington and Seoul, North Korea said at the weekend it will “completely” destroy the Punggye-ri test site, in a […]
France vows to seek stronger Iran deal, with or without US
US President Donald Trump is widely expected to announce on May 8 that he is pulling out of what he has called a "very badly negotiated" deal with Tehran and possibly reimpose economic sanctions.
Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women from June 24
The decision to allow women to drive could give them the much-needed mobility to join the workforce. Saudi women now no longer need male permission to start business.
Security increased in northeast Nigeria after deadly bombings
Security is expected to dominate the run-up to the next election in February 2019, at which Buhari will stand for a second term. He promised to defeat Boko Haram but is now facing a series of security challenges elsewhere.
Afghanistan attacks on media shows jihadists are weak: Pentagon chief
In a further attack, 11 children were killed and 16 people wounded, including Romanian and Afghan security force members, when a suicide attacker exploded his car near a NATO convoy in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said.
UN Security Council meet Myanmar’s Suu Kyi over Rohingya
The Rohingya have been persecuted for decades in Myanmar, where they are widely regarded as illegal immigrants and denied citizenship. Myanmar's military has kept Rakhine in a lock down since August, blocking access to independent observers, journalists and many aid groups.
Putin, Macron urge ‘strict’ observance of Iran nuclear accord: Kremlin
Russia has said that there was "no alternative" to the agreement and that Iran's position was on the issue was paramount. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani rejected any hopes of rewriting the nuclear deal.
Trump can have Nobel Peace Prize: South Korea president Moon Jae-in
Trump's war of words with Kim last year sparked global fears of another conflict on the peninsula. Trump warned of "fire and fury" against the nuclear-armed North and traded insults with Kim, branding him "Rocket Man" while Kim called Trump a "dotard".