North Korea’s Kim arrives in Vietnam for summit; Trump on his way
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump where they will try to reach an agreement on a North Korean pledge to give up its nuclear weapon program.
Canada asking other nations to expand Venezuela sanctions
Canada is talking to its partners about expanding sanctions on the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro, which is under growing pressure to step down, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday.
North Korean leader Kim arrives in Vietnam for summit with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump after traveling from the North Korean capital by train, a Reuters witness said.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Vietnam ahead of Trump-Kim summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Tuesday ahead of a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a reporter traveling with Pompeo said.
Vatican Treasurer Pell found guilty of abusing two choir boys in 1990s
An Australian court has found Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican treasurer and a former top adviser to Pope Francis, guilty on five charges of child sexual offences committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys.
In his grandfather’s footsteps, Kim Jong Un due in Vietnam
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Hanoi on Tuesday for his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump later this week, he will be the first leader of the isolated country to visit Vietnam since his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, visited in 1964.
Taiwan concerns mean China defense budget likely to defy slowing economy
A slowing economy is unlikely to crimp China’s 2019 defense budget rise, as Beijing earmarks more spending for modernization and big-ticket items like stealth jets, and focuses on Taiwan after a stern new year’s speech from President Xi Jinping.
How Australian abuse victim’s ‘powerful’ testimony sank top Vatican official
There was a gasp in the Australian courtroom as the jury foreman read out the first verdict on child sex offences against Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s treasurer, then stunned silence as the same word was repeated for each of the four other charg…
Nigerian election’s early tally puts Buhari ahead; opposition rejects it
President Muhammadu Buhari took an early lead on Monday in initial official results from Nigeria’s presidential election, but the party of his main challenger quickly rejected the tallies as “incorrect and unacceptable”.
Cardinal Pell: Dramatic fall from grace for Vatican treasurer
For two decades, George Pell was the dominant figure in the Catholic Church in Australia – a boy from a gold mining town whose ambition, intellect and knack for befriending influential people propelled him to become the third-most senior official in th…
