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New EU Leaders Won't Change Course on Brexit, Warns European Council President Donald Tusk
Both men running to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May — Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt — say they want to renegotiate the divorce agreement thrashed out with the EU.
Sri Lanka Ex-police Chief, Former Defence Secretary Arrested for Failure to Prevent Easter Attacks
Jayasundera and Fernando were suspended by President Maithripala Sirisena for their alleged inaction on the intelligence shared by India, which warned of an impending attack by Islamic militants, and thereby, failing to prevent the serial blasts on April...
Late Addition to Donald Trump’s July 4 Wish List: Tanks
The tanks will join an airborne display of the nation’s firepower, including a flight of Air Force One over Washington and a performance by the Navy’s Blue Angels jets.
Nawaz Sharif Tried to Secure Release From Prison Through 2 Friendly Nations, Says Pak PM Imran Khan
Sharif has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018 after being convicted in a corruption case filed in the wake of the Supreme Court's order in the Panama Papers case.
UN Chief Calls For Action to Avert Climate Change 'Catastrophe'
Climate disruption is happening now, It is progressing even faster than the world's top scientists have predicted, said the UN secretary general.
Man held in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Killing Transgender Son
An officer, Azmat Khan, said the father, Aurangzeb Akbar, had given police a written assurance that he wouldn't harm his son, while taking him back home.
World Bank Approves $722 Mn Loan for Pakistan to Improve Public Transport
The projects in Karachi will focus on urban management, public transport, safe water and sanitation to enhance its liveability and competitiveness, the World Bank said in its statement.
After Surprise Trump-Kim Meeting at DMZ, US and North Korea to Reopen Talks
The meeting, initiated by a spur-of-the-moment tweet by Donald Trump that Kim Jong Un said took him by surprise, once again displayed the rapport between the two. But they are no closer to narrowing the gap between their positions since they walked away f...
Pandemonium in Panmunjom: Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump's Symbolic, Historic Date at DMZ
Trump admitted he did not know whether Kim would spurn his advances, delivered via Twitter. "When I put out the social media notification, if he didn't show up, the press was going to make me look very bad," the US president said.
All G20 Members, Except US, Recommit to 'Irreversible' Paris Agreement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders attending the G20 summit in the Japanese city of Osaka agreed to a climate change deal similar to that signed in Argentina last year.
After Bilateral Meet With Xi, Trump Agrees to Fresh Trade Talks, Halts New Tariffs on Chinese Exports
In their nearly year-long dispute, the two countries have slapped tariffs on billions of dollars of each other's imports, disrupting global supply lines, roiling markets and dragging on global economic growth.
'It's a Problem': At G20 Summit, Trump Asks Turkey's Erdogan to Give Up on S-400 Deal With Russia
Washington has said that if by July 31 Turkey does not give up on the Russian S-400 system, Ankara would be blocked from purchasing F-35 fighter jets and Turkish pilots currently training in the US would be expelled.
China Criticises 'Negative Content' in US Defence Bill, Says It Would Further Damage Relations
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the draft National Defense Authorization Act, if passed, would undermine efforts to mutually overcome obstacles.
G20 Summit: Clash Between Liberal, Authoritarian Values Among Leaders in Osaka
As Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Putin met on the sidelines of the G20, EU President Donald Tusk said that he finds 'authoritarianism,' and 'personality cults' obsolete.
'He Will Live With It for the Rest of His Life': Foster Father of Indian Toddler Sherin Mathews Gets Life
Mathews, 39, was originally charged with capital murder but he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of injury to a child in Sherin's death.
Abandoned Newborn 'Baby India' Found Struggling in Plastic Grocery Bag in Woods of Georgia
In the video, the officer can be seen ripping open a plastic bag to uncover a crying baby whose umbilical cord is still attached. The infant, who authorities named India, can later be seen wrapping its hand around the finger of one of the deputies on the...