UK govt agrees on ‘need to take action’ over Syria attack The British government has agreed on the “need to take action” over a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said. “Cabinet agreed on the need to take action to alleviate humanitarian distress and […]
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Trump weighs Syria options, Russia envoy says he ‘cannot exclude’ war President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed U.S. options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fears of wider conflict between […]
Study shows Americans are forgetting about the Holocaust Sonia Klein, now 92, survived Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps. “We are not here forever,” she said of the dwindling number of fellow survivors. In 1945, Sonia Klein walked out of Auschwitz. Every day of the 73 years since she has been […]
Cabinet agrees ‘need for action’ in Syria Ministers at a cabinet meeting said it was “highly likely” the Assad regime was responsible for a suspected chemical attack. They agreed that the use of chemical weapons must not “go unchallenged”. But Transport Minister Jo Johnson later stressed: “There has been no […]
Facing trade war with U.S., China’s Xi renews vow to open markets, import more President Xi Jinping renewed a pledge Tuesday to open China’s markets further for trade and investment, including its automobile sector, and said he would also work harder to boost imports, in what was seen as a […]
Man Convicted in Stabbing of 2 Children in Brooklyn Elevator A troubled man with a history of crimes and mental illness was convicted on Tuesday of killing one young child and leaving another fighting for her life in a brutal stabbing four years ago in an elevator at a Brooklyn […]
French President Macron to bishops: ‘Give us wisdom, not solutions As France tackles the same culture wars on immigration and bioethics pervasive across the West, the country’s young and charismatic leader told the country’s Catholic bishops Monday that while their wisdom is cherished, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they will […]
Latin America takes Trump’s forgoing of summit in stride President Donald Trump’s cancellation of his first visit to Latin America was met with a shrug Tuesday from regional counterparts, many of whom dreaded shaking hands with the American leader as he pushes forward with plans to build a wall along […]
Japan’s February machinery orders beat expectations, wholesale prices slow Separate data out on Wednesday showed wholesale prices rose at a slower pace in February, painting a picture of an economy that is healthy enough to continue growing but not robust enough to generate the inflation the Bank of Japan needs […]
US warning at the UN: ‘The world must see justice done’ on Syria As President Donald Trump on Monday warned he soon would be making “major decisions” to respond “forcefully” to murderous suspected chemical attacks against civilians in the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma, the stakes for the United Nations […]
