Trump plans to meet North Korea’s Kim in Vietnam February 27-28
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28, while giving himself credit for averting a major war on the Korean Peninsula.
Stray cows add to Modi’s farmer woes as Indian election looms
As night fell on the bucolic northern Indian hamlet of Mahaban, Gopi Chand Yadav gathered blankets and a flashlight to spend the night sitting on a wooden platform in his field. His task: to use bamboo sticks to ward off stray cattle from intruding and…
Trump plans to meet North Korea’s Kim in Vietnam Feb. 27-28: Politico
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27 and 28, Politico reported on Tuesday.
U.N. sees poverty hope in African uptake of child welfare payments
The spread of state welfare for children around Africa has the potential to make a major dent in global poverty, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Amnesty accuses UAE of diverting arms to ‘militias’ in Yemen
Amnesty International accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of diverting arms supplied by Western and other states to “unaccountable militias accused of war crimes” in Yemen.
Venezuelans rush to benefit from rare reverse in currency rate trend
It is an unusual sight for Caracas: lines are forming outside currency exchange houses that had been largely deserted since the Venezuelan government introduced controls 16 years ago.
UK ministers hold secret talks of delaying Brexit by eight weeks: The Telegraph
UK cabinet ministers have secretly held talks on plans to delay Brexit by eight weeks, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Tuesday.
UK ministers examining secret plan of keeping Irish border open: The Sun
Britain’s department for exiting the European Union has been examining a secret new high-tech plan of keeping the Irish border open with the plan to be ready for a road test in March, the Sun newspaper reported late on Tuesday.
Former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias accused of sexual assault: report
A doctor has filed a criminal complaint of sexual assault against Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, an allegation that Arias categorically denied.
Germany reassures NATO on defense spending target: report
The German government has reassured the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) it will stick to its plans to continue increasing military spending to reach 1.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2024 despite declining tax revenues, Der Spiegel mag…
