N.Korea’s Kim wants more summits with Moon next year: Blue House
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he wants to hold more summits with South Korea’s Moon Jae-in next year to achieve the goal of denuclearisation of the…
Trump says “big progress” on possible China trade deal
WASHINGTON/BEIJING – US President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he had a “long and very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade…
Brazil’s president-elect plans decree allowing wider gun ownership
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro says he plans to issue a decree allowing all Brazilians without criminal records to own firearms, welcome news to many core supporters…
France’s “yellow vest” protests rumble on in quieter mood
PARIS – France’s “yellow vest” demonstrators kept numerous roads across the country blocked on Saturday as groups of protesters gathered in city centres, but the anti-government backlash was more muted…
Amos Oz, author who chronicled Israel’s struggles, dead at 79
JERUSALEM – Amos Oz, Israel’s best-known author and an outspoken supporter of a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians, has died of cancer at the age of 79,…
Open Arms rescue ship docks in Spanish port with 308 migrants on board
ALGECIRAS – A Spanish charity rescue ship has docked in Algeciras port in southern Spain, bringing ashore more than 300 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea one week ago. Several…
Merkel, Macron demand Russia release Ukrainian sailors
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have demanded that Russia release Ukrainian sailors it captured along with their ships last month in the Kerch Strait,…
Australia swelters through heatwave as records tumble
SYDNEY – Australia looks set to sweat through one of its hottest Decembers ever, the national weather bureau said, prompting fire bans, health warnings and big crowds trying to cool…
Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to teen sweetheart Liam Hemsworth
LOS ANGELES – Pop singer Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to teen sweetheart, actor Liam Hemsworth, posting photos taken at their quiet family wedding on social media. With the…
Explosive device close to church wounds two in central Athens
ATHENS – An explosive device has wounded a police officer and a civilian when it detonated outside a church in central Athens, shortly before liturgy was due to start and…
