At Paris meeting, major powers to warn Trump over Middle East peace
By John Irish and Lesley Wroughton PARIS (Reuters) – Major powers will signal to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that a two-state solution for Read more
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Ban Ki-moon stirs up President rumours upon return to South Korea
After 10 years as general secretary of the United Nations, South Korea’s Ban Ki-mooon has returned home, stirring up rumours that he could seek to Read more
U.N. chief concerned Iran may have violated arms embargo – report
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo Read more
Expelled Russian diplomats leave United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian diplomats who were expelled by order of U.S. President Barack Obama left Washington on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, citing Russia’s Read more
Thank you, thank you, Ban bids UN farewell
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, being his last official working day Read more
Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the Read more
U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign Read more
Obama Slaps Russia With New Sanctions for Election Hacking
President Barack Obama on Thursday hit Russia with new sanctions over its computer hacking and interference in the November presidential election and other Russian actions, Read more
US White House Blame Russia’s Putin for Election Hack In Favour of Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies’ hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to Read more
Too big to fail: China maps out its Trump strategy
BEIJING: When Donald Trump becomes U.S. president next month, one issue above all others could force his new administration to work closely with China and Read more
Philippines Duterte tells U.S. to forget about defense deal ‘if I stay longer’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit out at the United States on Tuesday, saying he did not start a fight with Washington and it could forget Read more
Battle for Mosul: Operation to retake Iraqi city from IS begins
An Iraqi operation to recapture the city of Mosul, the last stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country, has started. Artillery began Read more
Portugal’s Guterres poised to be next UN Secretary-General
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to be the ninth United Nations Secretary-General and is expected to be formally recommended to the 193-member Read more
Obama, in final UN speech, calls for world course correction for globalization
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other world powers have limited ability to solve the most profound Read more
Australia’s former PM, Tony Abbott urges European leaders to close borders to refugees before they ‘lose control’
(9News Au) – Former prime minister Tony Abbott has urged European leaders to adopt tighter border controls to stem the flow of what he called Read more
UN Security Council meets after US-coalition air strike accidentally kills dozens of Syrian soldiers
The United Nations Security Council has convened at the behest of the Russians after dozens of Syrian soldiers were accidentally killed in a US coalition Read more
EU leaders search for way out of ‘existential crisis’ amid deep-seated divisions over migration and economic policy
By Noah Barkin and Alastair Macdonald BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Shaken by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the leaders of its other 27 countries Read more
Sanctions relief on agenda as Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest visit to Washington signals her transformation from long-imprisoned heroine of Myanmar’s democracy struggle to a national leader Read more
Iran Launches New Navy Ship as Tensions Rise with US in Gulf
BEIRUT — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a new 55-metre-long naval ship on Tuesday that is capable of transporting a helicopter and up to 100 men, according Read more
Gulf states condemn USA law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned a law passed by the United States Congress last week that would allow Read more
North Korea makes progress on missiles, but no evidence of nuclear weapons yet
North Korea has made considerable progress this year on weapons technology, including testing a submarine-launched missile for the first time, but it’s still not clear Read more
North Korea Threatens to Fire Missile at US, S. Korea Troops’ Lights
North Korea on Saturday threatened to aim fire at the lighting equipment used by “provocative” American and South Korean troops at a truce village inside Read more
Supporters of Brazil’s Rousseff insist she broke no laws
The final witnesses in the defense of suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff have testified in her senate impeachment trial, days before a vote that could Read more
Why is politics getting more tribal ?
The freedom to live where you like, a good education and the internet: could these things be widening the gap between opposing political beliefs? Imagine Read more
Kofi Annan to Lead Commission on Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head a commission to discuss ethnic conflict and clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the government and the foundation Read more
New Cambodia Party Aims to Build Political Trust in Countryside
They had spent more than a decade going back and forth with their CPP ((Cambodian People’s Party)) commune chief, who had promised them government funds Read more
Prosecutor: Russian man’s computer linked to hacking scheme
SEATTLE (AP) — When federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they found 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers on his Read more
Turkey’s President Erdogan renews ties with Russia amid suspected US coup roles
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold talks in St Petersburg with President Vladimir Putin and says he wants to “reset” ties with Read more
Tony Blair strongly critised in UK inquiry into 2003 invasion of Iraq
[9News Australia] A British inquiry into the Iraq war has strongly criticised former prime minister Tony Blair and his government for joining the US-led invasion Read more
Australians cast federal election votes from Antarctica
[BBC] Votes cast at this year’s Australia election will come from as far away as Antarctica. More than 70 researchers based in the frozen continent Read more
