Washington, June : President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border Wednesday, reversing a tough policy under heavy pressure from his fellow Republicans, Democrats and the international community. The spectacular about-face comes...
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SEOUL, June : A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way to making eating canines illegal. The meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, with about one million dogs believed to be eaten...
Indonesia : Nearly 180 passengers are missing after a ferry sank into the depths of a volcanic lake in Indonesia, police said Wednesday, almost tripling initial estimates — but the search-and-rescue agency cautioned it was still unclear how many people were aboard the vessel when it capsized...
United States, June : American woman Holly Davis was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday in a court in the western U.S. state of Arizona for the murder of a Chinese student after a rear-end collision in 2016. A judge in Maricopa County Superior Court sentenced Davis to 25 years with no...
TOKYO, June : Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda defended its decision to press ahead with the country’s ultra-loose monetary policy Friday, even as the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank tighten their policies. After a two-day meeting, the BoJ said it would retain its current...
NEW DELHI, June : At least 11 people have been killed and thousands displaced in heavy rains and floods in northeastern India in the past four days, officials said Friday. These deaths were reported mainly from the states of Assam, Tripura and Manipur. “In Assam, the districts of Hojai...
SEOUL, June : North Korea’s Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearisation must happen “quickly”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, warning there will be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang until the process is complete. Washington remained committed to the...
WASHINGTON, June : President Donald Trump turned 72 on Thursday, having returned to the fray of Washington politics after his grueling trip to Singapore for the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump in 2016 was the oldest person to assume the US presidency — he was 70 then...
United States, June (AFP) : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “an important milestone” toward the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Guterres urged all those concerned...
TOKYO, Jun (AFP) : Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday pledged zero tolerance on sexual harassment, ordering senior officials to undergo training to prevent abuse after a scandal involving a top government bureaucrat. “Sexual harassment is a clear violation of human rights. It must never...
