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UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns ‘we’re watching’
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session today (Thursday) at the request of Arab and Muslim states. Photo: REUTERS United Nations: UN member-states will vote on Thursday on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel´s capital, under strong pressure from President Donald Trump who has...
UN to vote Monday on measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision
Trump this month announced that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, sparking protests and strong condemnation. — AFPUnited Nations, United States: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a draft resolution that would reject US President Donald Trumps decision to recognize...
UN council weighs measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision
Enraged Palestinians burn US and Israeli flags after Trump’s Jerusalem decision UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution affirming that any change to the status of Jerusalem has no legal effect and must be reversed, in response to the US decision to recognise the city as Israel´s capital.Egypt circulated the...
May wins applause from EU leaders for Brexit efforts
BRUSSELS: European leaders applauded British Prime Minister Theresa May for her work so far on Brexit, assuring her at a summit in Brussels that sufficient progress has been made to allow Britain to move on to the next stage of leaving the union.A day after she suffered a defeat in parliament over her blueprint for quitting the EU, May told her...
After defeat at home, Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit
PM Theresa May. Photo: Reuters LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase on Thursday, just hours after an embarrassing parliamentary defeat at home that weakens her hand.At the beginning of a dinner in Brussels, May will repeat her case...
After defeat at home, Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit
PM Theresa May. Photo: Reuters LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase on Thursday, just hours after an embarrassing parliamentary defeat at home that weakens her hand.At the beginning of a dinner in Brussels, May will repeat her case...
NATO chief Stoltenberg wins extended term to late 2020
NATO on Tuesday reappointed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general to serve until 2020, as the alliance undergoes its biggest revamp since the Cold War to counter the perceived threat posed by Russia. Photo: AFP file BRUSSELS: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday reappointed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general to serve until...
Russia says it is fully committed to nuclear missile pact
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov looks on at the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva October 15, 2013. REUTERS/fileMOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it was fully committed to a Cold War-era pact with the United States banning intermediate-range cruise missiles, a day after Washington...
Flynn pleads guilty on Russia; reportedly ready to testify on Trump
Former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives for a plea hearing at US District Court in Washington, US, December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON: Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russia and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors delving deeper...
Ex-Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links
Former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives for a plea hearing at US District Court on Friday. — ReutersWASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying over his contacts with Russia, in a dramatic escalation of the FBI’s probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign...
