Who funds the trillion dollar plan of the U.N.’s new global goals?
UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As world leaders brandish a hard-fought new set of global goals designed to improve lives in all countries, the question of who foots the trillion-dollar bill remained open on Saturday as financial pledges …
France says Syria’s Assad has no role in country’s future
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot play any role in a future political transition because it would not be credible to the Syrian people after so many deaths at the hands of his government, France’s foreign minister said on Sat…
Cuba’s Castro slams U.S. trade embargo at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Cuba’s President Raul Castro, speaking at the United Nations for the first time, on Saturday hailed renewed diplomatic ties with the United States as “major progress” but slammed a U.S. trade embargo as the top obstacle to Cu…
Germany’s Merkel says U.N. Security Council must be reformed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It is high time the United Nations Security Council is reformed to reflect the real distribution of power across the world in the 21st century, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
At least 21 killed in attacks in Central African Republic capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 21 people were killed in the capital of Central African Republic on Saturday and around 100 others were wounded as Muslims attacked a mainly Christian neighborhood, senior hospital officials and witnesses said.
Five killed in clashes between Armenian-backed Karabakh troops and Azeri army
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – One Azeri soldier and four troops from the Armenian-backed breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region have been killed in border clashes, the Azeri defense ministry said on Saturday.
U.S. reports 25 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, a U.S. military statement said.
Iran to buy $21 billion in Russian space equipment and aircraft: Sputnik
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iran has signed contracts worth $21 billion to buy satellite equipment and aircraft from Russia, Manouchehr Manteghi, the managing director of Iran Aviation Industries Organization, said in an interview with Russian agency Sputnik on…
China pledges $2 billion to help poor states meet U.N. goals
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday that Beijing will establish an assistance fund with an initial pledge of $2 billion to help developing countries implement a sweeping global sustainable development agenda ov…
Canada opposition Liberals vow crackdown on tax loopholes
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s opposition Liberal Party, under fire for promising to run budget deficits if they win an Oct 19 election, said on Saturday they would raise billions by cracking down on tax loopholes and trimming expenditure.
