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- North Korea must take 'irreversible' steps to denuclearization, US warns
- UN security council overwhelmed by suffering at Rohingya camps
- Thailand: hundreds stage largest protest since start of military rule
- Stormy Daniels lawyer predicts Michael Cohen will ‘flip' on Trump
- Trump hits out at 'lousy location' of US embassy in London
- 'Catastrophe': French museum discovers half of its collection are fakes
- Protests continue for third day over Pamplona gang rape acquittal
- Greece reinforces land border with Turkey to stem flow of migrants
- T-Mobile and Sprint agree merger that could cost 20,000 US jobs
- Armenia protest leader bids to become new prime minister
- Tree planted at White House by Trump and Macron appears to have vanished
- James Comey dismisses House Russia report as 'political document'
- Suspected jihadists in Mali kill more than 40 in two days of violence
- Hand-drawn Beijing: electric cars and imaginary temples – in pictures
- Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border
- First person convicted under Malaysia's fake news law
- UN suspends key witness in alleged sexual assault inquiry
- US stops caravan of Central American asylum seekers
- As Doug Ford rises in Canada's conservative party the Trump comparisons are aplenty
- Medicare change to give greater dialysis access to remote Indigenous Australians
- Missile attack on Syria kills pro-Assad fighters, say observers
- Kabul: double suicide bombing kills dozens in Afghan capital
- 'Sidelined' China seeks to maintain influence as ties between North Korea and US improve
- Myanmar refugees and their new life in Melbourne - in pictures
- Trump calls location of London embassy lousy and horrible at Michigan rally – video
- Thousands demonstrate against Pamplona gang rape ruling in Spain - video
| North Korea must take 'irreversible' steps to denuclearization, US warns Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:58 AM PDT
North Korea will have to show concrete and tangible evidence it has made a strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons before any move is made to ease pressure on the regime, Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Sunday. With a summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un potentially as close as three weeks away, Bolton warned that no progress would be made without verifiable evidence of Pyongyang's commitment to complete and "irreversible" denuclearization. Continue reading... |
| UN security council overwhelmed by suffering at Rohingya camps Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:17 AM PDT Delegation visiting refugee camps in Bangladesh hear pleas for action by the UN and involvement of the international criminal court Members of the UN security council have expressed dismay at the "overwhelming" suffering they encountered in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar. The UN security council delegation arrived in Bangladesh on Friday as part of a trip to hear first-hand the experiences of 700,000 Rohingya refugees subjected to a campaign of violence, rape and arson at the hands of Myanmar's military since August 2017. Continue reading... |
| Thailand: hundreds stage largest protest since start of military rule Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:27 AM PDT Environmental activists demonstrate against luxury housing project in Chiang Mai Over a thousand people have gathered in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand to protest against the building of a government luxury housing project on forested land, police have said. The gathering on Sunday was one of the largest since Thailand's junta took power following a 2014 coup. The junta imposed a ban on public gatherings of over five people and has largely curbed freedom of expression through various orders and used military and police forces to block public gatherings. Continue reading... |
| Stormy Daniels lawyer predicts Michael Cohen will ‘flip' on Trump Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:33 PM PDT
The lawyer representing the adult film actor Stormy Daniels said on Sunday Donald Trump was in "panic mode" and expected his attorney Michael Cohen to cooperate with investigations into the president. "Mr Trump and the administration have concluded what I've been saying for weeks," said Michael Avenatti, on CNN's State of the Union. "That Michael Cohen is in a lot of trouble and he's going to flip on the president." Continue reading... |
| Trump hits out at 'lousy location' of US embassy in London Posted: 29 Apr 2018 05:43 AM PDT US president renews criticism of Nine Elms site at Michigan rally ahead of trip to UK in July Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy building in London, calling its location "lousy" and "horrible" ahead of his planned visit to the UK in July. Blaming his predecessors for the move from Grosvenor Square in central London to Nine Elms south of the Thames, the US president slammed it as a "Bush-Obama special". |
| 'Catastrophe': French museum discovers half of its collection are fakes Posted: 29 Apr 2018 04:42 PM PDT The mayor has described it as a disaster for the town in the South of France and vowed to catch the forgers An art museum in the south of France has discovered that more than half of its collection consists of fakes, in what the local mayor on Sunday described as a "catastrophe" for the region. The tiny 8,000-strong community of Elne just outside Perpignan re-opened its Etienne Terrus Museum, dedicated to the works of the local artist who was born in 1857 and died in 1922, on Friday after extensive renovation work. Continue reading... |
| Protests continue for third day over Pamplona gang rape acquittal Posted: 28 Apr 2018 10:44 PM PDT Up to 35,000 people march in Spanish city after five men were convicted of lesser offence of sexual abuse of 18-year-old woman Tens of thousands of people have marched in northern Spain for a third consecutive day to protest against the acquittal of five men of gang rape. Police in Pamplona estimated up to 35,000 people took part in a demonstration on Saturday, rallying under the slogan, "it's not sexual abuse, it's rape". Thousands of women marched together with their hands raised at the protest, which police said passed off peacefully. Continue reading... |
| Greece reinforces land border with Turkey to stem flow of migrants Posted: 29 Apr 2018 08:16 AM PDT Athens rushes to counter fears of new crisis after arrival of nearly 3,000 people in April Greece has rushed to reinforce its land border with Turkey as fears mount over a sharp rise in the number of refugees and migrants crossing the frontier. Police patrols were augmented as local authorities said the increase in arrivals had become reminiscent of the influx of migrants on the Aegean islands close to the Turkish coast. About 2,900 people crossed the land border in April, by far surpassing the number who arrived by sea, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. The figure represents half of the total number of crossings during the whole of 2017. Continue reading... |
| T-Mobile and Sprint agree merger that could cost 20,000 US jobs Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:09 AM PDT
T-Mobile and Sprint said on Sunday they have agreed to combine into a company that would reducing major US wireless providers to three. Related: Apple poised to move further into media amid Wall Street 'panic' Continue reading... |
| Armenia protest leader bids to become new prime minister Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:06 AM PDT Nikol Pashinyan seeks backing of new president as unrest continues in Yerevan Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the wave of protests that created a surprise power vacuum in Armenia, has said he has met the country's new president and hopes to secure his support to become prime minister. Armenia's parliament plans to choose a replacement on Tuesday for Serzh Sargsyan, who resigned last week after demonstrations over his selection. Continue reading... |
| Tree planted at White House by Trump and Macron appears to have vanished Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:30 AM PDT The tree was a gift presented by the French president as part of his state visit to Washington Pictures taken by a Reuters photographer appeared to show that a tree planted at the White House this week by Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron has vanished. Related: Dandruff diplomacy: why Macron groomed Trump but Merkel got the brush-off Continue reading... |
| James Comey dismisses House Russia report as 'political document' Posted: 29 Apr 2018 09:32 AM PDT
Former FBI director James Comey on Sunday dismissed a House intelligence committee report that found no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign as a "political document". Related: White House correspondents' dinner: Michelle Wolf shocks media with Sarah Sanders attack Continue reading... |
| Suspected jihadists in Mali kill more than 40 in two days of violence Posted: 28 Apr 2018 07:50 PM PDT Attacks on Tuareg ethnic group stoke fears of inter-communal violence in a country racked by six years of chaos Suspected jihadists killed more than 40 people from the Tuareg ethnic group on Mali's north-eastern border with Niger in two days of violence. The former Tuareg rebel group MSA and tribal leaders said more than 30 people were killed on Friday, a day after another attack by gunmen on motorbikes had left 12 people dead in the Menaka region. Continue reading... |
| Hand-drawn Beijing: electric cars and imaginary temples – in pictures Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT After 1,385 kilometres wandering the streets and more than 1,000 hours of drawing, British artist Fuller has produced an incredibly detailed vision of Beijing that takes us from looming coal plants to the fictional Temple of Loneliness and Confusion Continue reading... |
| Arlene Foster hits out at Michel Barnier over Irish border Posted: 30 Apr 2018 12:56 AM PDT DUP leader says Brexit negotiator does not understand Northern Ireland's unionist culture The leader of the DUP has said the EU's chief Brexit negotiator "does not understand" the unionist history or position in Northern Ireland. Speaking just hours before Michel Barnier is due to talk at an all-Ireland civic dialogue conference on Brexit, Arlene Foster said that he pretended to understand the issues but was "not an honest broker". |
| First person convicted under Malaysia's fake news law Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT Danish national wrongly accused police of slow response after Palestinian lecturer was killed A Malaysian court has convicted a Danish citizen over inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be prosecuted under a new law against fake news. Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman, 46, was charged with spreading false news after he posted a video on YouTube accusing police of taking 50 minutes to respond to distress calls after the shooting of a Palestinian lecturer on 21 April. Continue reading... |
| UN suspends key witness in alleged sexual assault inquiry Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT Miriam Maluwa put on administrative leave after giving evidence to support claims against UNAids deputy director A key witness in a sexual assault investigation involving a UN assistant secretary general has been suspended from her job, in a move campaigners say is a show of "pure intimidation tactics". Miriam Maluwa, who has worked for the UN for more than 25 years, was placed on administrative leave from her post as country director for UNAids in Ethiopia on 27 March. In a letter from the agency she was told this action did not amount to disciplinary measures, but that UNAids would be conducting a management and operational review of the country's office during her absence. |
| US stops caravan of Central American asylum seekers Posted: 30 Apr 2018 12:04 AM PDT Border officials tell people in 'Stations of the Cross caravan' it does not have room for them Nearly 200 Central American people who have been travelling north through Mexico for a month with the aim of seeking asylum in the US have been stopped at the border after inspectors said a crossing facility could not accommodate them. Donald Trump vowed last week to stop the annual "Stations of the Cross caravan", while cabinet members said they would deliver a swift response. Continue reading... |
| As Doug Ford rises in Canada's conservative party the Trump comparisons are aplenty Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT Ford's election lead Ontario's conservatives has sparked debate as to whether the divisive politics that rattled the US have headed north He is a businessman turned anti-establishment politician who stunned observers by rising to the top of his party. He often shuns expertise and peppers interviews and speeches with boasts and falsehoods. And despite being the son of a wealthy entrepreneur, he rails against elites, who – in his words – "look down on the common folk, drinking champagne with their pinkies in the air". In the weeks since Doug Ford was elected to lead Ontario's conservatives, comparisons to Trump have been unavoidable, sparking wide debate as to whether the divisive wedge politics that have rattled the US – and other countries around the world – have now landed in Canada. Continue reading... |
| Medicare change to give greater dialysis access to remote Indigenous Australians Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:03 AM PDT Move is welcomed as a lifeline for the growing health crisis of Indigenous kidney disease Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning The federal government has added dialysis services to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) to provide remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people better access to lifesaving treatment. The sector has welcomed the move as a lifeline for the growing health crisis of Indigenous kidney disease, which has had to rely on private donations and fundraising to provide care because of inadequate government funding. Continue reading... |
| Missile attack on Syria kills pro-Assad fighters, say observers Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:23 AM PDT Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Israel likely to have carried out strike on arms depot An overnight missile attack in Syria's northern region has killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a war monitoring group has said. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack appeared to have been carried out by Israel and targeted an arms depot for surface-to-surface missiles at a base known as Brigade 47. The Observatory said four Syrians were among the casualties. Continue reading... |
| Kabul: double suicide bombing kills dozens in Afghan capital Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:13 AM PDT Coordinated blasts in morning rush-hour leave scores injured, including several journalists At least 25 people have died in a coordinated double suicide bombing that hit central Kabul on Monday morning. Six journalists, including a camera operator for a local TV station and an Agence France-Presse photographer, were among those killed after the second bomber blew himself up among the rescue workers and reporters who had rushed to the scene of the first blast. Continue reading... |
| 'Sidelined' China seeks to maintain influence as ties between North Korea and US improve Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:06 PM PDT Improved relations between the former foes could dramatically alter the power structure in the region, leaving Beijing on the outside During North and South Korea's historic summit on Friday, China was notably quiet. Chinese officials and state media focused instead on president Xi Jinping's meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and a visit by Xi to China's Yangtze river. After the summit, China's ministry of foreign affairs released a short statement saying Beijing "welcomed" the results of the talks. "China stands ready to continue to play its positive role to this end," it added, according to Xinhua news agency. Then, on Monday, China's foreign ministry announced it was sending its top diplomat, foreign minister Wang Yi, to visit North Korea this week. Continue reading... |
| Myanmar refugees and their new life in Melbourne - in pictures Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:00 AM PDT Refugees from the ethnic minorities of Myanmar have settled in Wyndham, in Melbourne's west, but beneath the surface of their close-knit community lies isolation and trauma. A small community centre, the Wyndham Community & Education Centre (WCEC), has taken the advice of the elders of the community and now teaches the refugees the history of Australia, both Indigenous and colonised. The intention is to give the refugees a sense of place and help them feel at home Continue reading... |
| Trump calls location of London embassy lousy and horrible at Michigan rally – video Posted: 29 Apr 2018 07:29 AM PDT Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy building in London, ahead of his planned visit to the UK in July. Trump, cancelled a planned visit to London to open the embassy earlier this year
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| Thousands demonstrate against Pamplona gang rape ruling in Spain - video Posted: 29 Apr 2018 05:11 AM PDT Thousands of people protest in Madrid after a Spanish court cleared five men of gang raping an 18-year-old woman at the 2016 San Fermin bull-running festival in Pamplona. The court convicted the men of the lesser crime of sexual abuse. The decision drew immediate criticism and outrage. Protests continue for third day over Pamplona gang rape acquittal Continue reading... |
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