Turkey Rebuffs U.S. Appeals Over Detained American Pastor A Turkish court on Monday ordered an American pastor to remain behind bars as his trial opened on charges that he aided terrorist groups in Turkey. The pastor, Andrew Brunson, 50, who has worked in Turkey as a missionary for 23 years, […]
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A grumpy Trump welcomes Japan’s weakened leader On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call on President Trump at his Florida resort for two days of meetings and meals. It may serve as a welcome reprieve for the duo: Abe and Trump are both weathering scandals at home, with […]
Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers President Trump rejected, for now at least, a fresh round of sanctions set to be imposed against Russia on Monday, a course change that underscored the schism between the president and his national security team. The president’s ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Shark attack halts Australia surf competition A shark attack on a surfer in Australia has forced the temporary suspension of an international surfing competition. The victim, a man in his 30s, was bitten on the leg by a shark off Gracetown in Western Australia on Monday morning. He managed to […]
Brexit: ‘People’s Vote’ campaign group launched MPs, celebrities and business leaders have launched a campaign calling for a public vote on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union. The People’s Vote – which held a rally in Camden, north London, on Sunday – aims to unite […]
Pence’s tone toward refugees, oppressed contrasts with Trump’s harsher rhetoric As Vice President Pence addressed fellow world leaders at the Summit of the Americas this weekend, he told the story of a grandmother he met in Colombia who fled her home in Venezuela with her five grandchildren. “She told me, […]
The many things Trump didn’t accomplish in the latest Syria strike After days of speculation, the United States took action Friday night to punish the Syrian regime for a suspected chemical weapons attack a week prior. French, British and American forces launched a salvo of more than 100 missiles against […]
U.N. shipping agency reaches deal to cut CO2 emissions The United Nations shipping agency reached an agreement on Friday to cut carbon emissions, following years of slow progress. The compromise plan, which will cut emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 compared with 2008 levels, fell short of more […]
Ecuador’s President Confirms Journalists Killed Along Border Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday confirmed that three press workers kidnapped along the conflictive border with Colombia had been killed, opening the door to a military strike against their captors. Moreno spoke after a 12-hour deadline ended with the captors failing to […]
Iranian drone was sent to Israel ‘to attack Israel has said the Iranian drone it shot down in February was loaded with explosives and “tasked to attack”. On Friday, Israel’s military said that it came to the conclusion after “flight path analysis” and an “intelligence-based investigation” of the remnants. Israel […]
