Oxfam International boss says Haiti scandal ‘breaks my heart’ The executive director of Oxfam International said on Sunday she was heartbroken by a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti involving aid workers that prompted Britain’s government to threaten to cut off aid funding to charities. Oxfam, one of Britain’s biggest charities, […]
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Pence raises prospect of U.S. talks with North Korea: Washington Post The United States and South Korea have agreed on terms for further diplomatic engagement with North Korea, first with Seoul and then possibly leading to direct talks with Washington without pre-conditions, Vice President Mike Pence said in a newspaper […]
Taiwan earthquake toll rises to 14 dead Search and rescue workers found the bodies of two people believed to be members of a Chinese family trapped in a partially collapsed hotel in Taiwan on Saturday, bringing the death toll from this week’s earthquake to 14. Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Center […]
China’s top diplomat tells Trump hopes to increase coordination on North Korea China hopes both it and the United States can increase their coordination on the North Korea issue, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi told U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in Washington, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. […]
Reuters report on Myanmar massacre brings calls for independent probe A Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar prompted a demand from Washington for a credible probe into the bloodshed there and calls for the release of two journalists who were arrested while working on the report. […]
Trump, Modi discuss Afghanistan, Myanmar, Maldives, North Korea: White House U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone on Thursday, discussing topics including the political crisis in the Maldives, the war in Afghanistan and the plight of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the White House said. […]
Exclusive: U.S. not planning to contribute money at Iraq reconstruction conference – officials The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq’s reconstruction drive after the war against Islamic State forces, U.S. and Western officials said, a move critics […]
Philippines says ICC examining complaint against Duterte over drug war deaths The International Criminal Court (ICC) has informed the Philippines that it has begun a preliminary examination of a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte that accuses him of crimes against humanity, his spokesman said on Thursday. The examination of the […]
Pence says U.S. wants peaceful solution to North Korea crisis, but warns not to underestimate U.S. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States wants to peacefully dismantle North Korea’s nuclear program but warned Pyongyang not to underestimate U.S. military strength or resolve. “Our forces are ready […]
Polish president signs Holocaust bill, triggers Israeli, U.S. criticism Poland’s president signed into law on Tuesday a bill that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, prompting sharp criticism from Israel and the United States. Andrzej Duda said in a televised address the legislation would […]
