President Donald Trump rejected the long-established US framework for Middle East peacemaking at a White House visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as he announced his desire to reach “the ultimate deal.”
Category: Foreign
Gambia’s return to ICC excites UN
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed the rescission of The Gambia’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Bill Cosby: Legendary comic actor gets acquitted
Bill Cosby won a legal battle against one of his accusers Thursday, an event so rare lately that he tweeted about his legal woes for the first time since December 2015.
Samsung boss, Lee Jae-yong arrested for corrupt practices
The heir to the Samsung business empire, Lee Jae-yong has been arrested on corruption allegations.
Bird flu hits Taiwan
Taiwan raised its bird flu alert on Monday after the highly pathogenic virus strain killed over 3,000 birds at a turkey farm in the west of the country, the government said.
Adele ‘announces’ secret wedding to Simon Konecki
Singer Adele calls her partner of five years ‘my husband,’ sparking reports that the couple finally said their wedding vows over the Christmas of 2016.
Samsung scion summoned again over corruption scandal
Prosecutors summoned the scion of South Korean giant Samsung again on Monday in connection with a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye.
Prosecutors investigate Colombian President over campaign funds
State prosecutors said that Colombian President Juan Santos may have taken a sizeable donation from scandal-ridden Brazilian construction firm, Odebrecht, a report said on Wednesday.
Antonio Guterres criticises Israeli settlement law
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres criticised a new Israeli law which retroactively legalises thousands of settlements in the West Bank.
UN requires $7trillion annually to meet SDGs
About seven trillion U.S. dollars annually is required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target by 2030, the UN has said on Tuesday.