Race to replace Theresa May gets underway
Around a dozen British Conservative MPs will formally throw their hats into the ring on Monday in the fight to replace Theresa…
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Pope appeals for peace, dialogue in Sudan
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace in Sudan following a bloody crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum last…
Brexit: Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion payment
Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39…
G20 economies lay new principles for lending, borrowing
G20 Finance leaders on Sunday adopted new principles to ensure countries that lend and borrow for infrastructure spending do so in a…
Theresa May quits as party leader
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor…
Switzerland sanctions 5 banks for currency trade cartels
Five of the world’s biggest banks have been fined about million Swiss francs (about 91 million dollars) for undermining competition in foreign…
Trump to mark 75th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy
The world will turn its eyes Thursday to the beaches of Normandy, France, paying tribute to the 75th anniversary of the D-Day…
Russia, China oppose military intervention in Venezuela
Russia and China have expressed opposition to any military intervention in Venezuela, calling for “inclusive political dialog” between conflicting parties and their…
Angry worker kills 12 in Virginia beach resort, shot dead
A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire with a handgun on co-workers at a municipal building in Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing…
China raises tariffs on U.S goods
China on Saturday increased tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. goods as it prepares to unveil a blacklist of “unreliable”…
Illinois joins 10 U.S. state to legalise Marijuana
Illinois will become the 11th U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults under a bill that won final…
World’s smallest baby born in California
A California hospital has disclosed the birth of the world’s smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces)…
7 dead, 19 missing after tourist boat sinks in Hungary
At least seven South Korean tourists have died and another 19 are missing after a tour boat sank on the Danube River…
US judge suspended for anti-Trump comments
Utah judge, Michael Kwan has been suspended for six months without pay after making derogatory comments about Donald Trump, including criticising his…
EU elections: Voting begins as polls open
Voting began Thursday in what could be the most important European Parliament elections in a generation. All 28 European Union nations are…
US crackdown on Huawei typical economic bullying says minister
With the use of state power, Washington’s groundless crackdown on Chinese private company Huawei is typical economic bullying, Chinese State Councilor and…