Pompeo says Trump-Kim summit to be held somewhere in Asia
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is dispatching a team to make preparations for the next summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim…
Venezuela government strikes back: seeks Guaido probe, accounts freeze
CARACAS – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor said on Tuesday he had asked the Supreme Court to open a preliminary investigation into self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, as well to freeze the…
Thousands flee Nigerian city into Cameroon fearing militant attack: UNHCR
GENEVA- Around 30,000 people fled into Cameroon at the weekend from the Nigerian city of Rann, fearing an attack by Boko Haram militants, the UN refugee agency said. UNHCR spokesman…
EU parliamentarians back visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit
BRUSSELS – A European Parliament committee has proposed that Britons should enjoy visa-free travel to Europe after Brexit, regardless of whether the bloc’s divorce with Britain goes smoothly or becomes…
North Korea says it wants peace, relations with US
GENEVA – North Korea says that relations with the United States will develop “wonderfully at a fast pace” if Washington responds to its efforts on denuclearisation with trustworthy measures and…
Michael Jackson’s family calls new documentary ‘public lynching’
LOS ANGELES – The family of Michael Jackson has described reaction to a new documentary about alleged child sex abuse by the late singer as a “public lynching” and said…
EU has Brexit message for May: Decide what you want
BRUSSELS – The European Union has a message for Prime Minister Theresa May as she plots a path out of the Brexit impasse: Britain needs to take ownership and decide…
US government reopens as clock starts on funding talks
WASHINGTON – The US government has reopened fully with about 800,000 federal workers returning after a 35-day shutdown triggered by President Trump’s demand for a border wall as lawmakers geared…
New ‘Long Live Tunisia’ party born, to be led by PM
TUNIS – Secular government leaders have announced a new party called Long Live Tunisia which is to be led by the prime minister and will compete with moderate Islamists in…
Nearly 24,000 ordered to evacuate after Brazil dam burst, 250 missing
BRUMADINHO, Brazil – Firefighters on Sunday called for the evacuation of some 24,000 people from the Brazilian town hit by a deadly mudslide from a ruptured mining dam as rains…
