China says lifting some U.N. sanctions on North Korea could help break deadlock
China and Russia are pushing the U.N. Security Council to lift some sanctions on North Korea to ease the country’s humanitarian concerns and to “break the deadlock” in stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, China’s U.N. ambass…
China postpones U.N. Security Council discussion on Kashmir: diplomats
China has postponed a discussion by the U.N. Security Council planned for Tuesday about the situation in the disputed Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir because the U.N. peacekeeping mission there was not ready to provide a brief, diplomats said.
Chinese ‘rumors’ and ‘cyber armies’ – Taiwan fights election ‘fake news’
Taiwan is ramping up efforts ahead of a Jan. 11 election to combat fake news and disinformation that the government says China is bombarding the island with to undermine its democracy.
U.S. Congress pressures Trump to renew Russia arms control pact
U.S. lawmakers of both parties are pressuring the White House to extend the last remaining restraints on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons deployments by demanding intelligence assessments on the costs of allowing the New START treaty to lapse.
In Australia’s outback town of Oodnadatta, it is just another very hot day
An outback town near Australia’s red-hot center barely paused on Wednesday for a heat wave that is gripping the country, fueling fires and prompting widespread health warnings as heat records get set to tumble.
Chinese leader Xi visits gambling hub Macau as nearby Hong Kong seethes
China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Macau on Wednesday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its handover to China, and is expected to announce economic perks as a reward for its stability and loyalty as protests rock nearby Hong Kong.
European rights watchdog: Greece needs to do more to counter bribery
Greece has toughened laws against bribery offences but more work is needed to restore the ability of its criminal justice system to counter corruption, Europe’s main rights watchdog said on Tuesday.
U.S. envoy for North Korea Biegun to visit China this week: State Department
U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit Beijing on Thursday and Friday, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
Keir Starmer ‘seriously considering’ running for UK Labour leadership: Guardian
British Labour Party’s Keir Starmer is “seriously considering” running to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as the party’s leader, the Guardian reported http://bit.ly/2M8B1cS on Tuesday.
Trudeau government planned ‘no conspiracy’ to get oil pipeline built: attorney
The Canadian government tried its best to consult indigenous groups about plans to expand its oil pipeline and undertook “no conspiracy” to ram it through the approval stage, a federal lawyer said in court on Tuesday.
