LONDON, July 09 (AFP): Britain's main opposition Labour party on Tuesday for the first time conditionally backed holding another Brexit referendum, in which it would support remaining in the European Union.Labour will now challenge whoever wins the Conservative Party leadership race and becomes prime minister to put any deal they...
Read moreDOHA, July 09 (BBC): A landmark peace conference between the Taliban and influential Afghans, including government officials, has agreed a "roadmap for peace" that could hasten the end of the 18-year war.A statement called for an end to civilian casualties and the protection of women's rights within an "Islamic framework".The...
Read moreHONG KONG, July 09 (AP): Hong Kong protest leaders opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that they will continue their demonstrations, even after Lam declared the effort to amend a highly contentious extradition bill "dead."Protesters are persisting in their demands for the bill to...
Read morePARIS, July 09 (Agencies): French President Emmanuel Macron's top diplomatic adviser is spending two days in Tehran as part of an urgent bid to deescalate rising tensions with Iran over its unraveling nuclear deal with world powers.An Elysee Palace official said that adviser Emmanuel Bonne left for Tehran on Tuesday,...
Read moreVALLETTA, July 09 (Xinhua): The Alan Kurdi vessel operated by a German NGO on Monday rescued another 44 migrants in Mediterranean Sea, who would be transferred to Malta later."Our crew on board Alan Kurdi saved 44 people from a wooden boat with the assistance of the Maltese authorities. The Maltese...
Read moreUNITED NATIONS, July 09 (AP): Some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number pf people killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, a U.N. report said on Monday.The Global Study on Homicide 2919 published Monday said the region with highest number of homicide...
Read moreBEIJING, July 09 (AFP): China demanded on Tuesday that the United States "immediately cancel" a potential sale of $2.2 billion in arms to self-ruled Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles, adding fuel to tensions between the two powers.It would be the first big-ticket US military sale to the democratically-governed...
Read moreLOS ANGELES, July 09 (AP): President Donald Trump has declared an emergency for California after two major earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks.Monday's declaration paves the way for federal aid to help those hard-hit by the quakes.The declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts in Kern...
Read moreParis declares ‘climate emergency’PARIS, July 09: Paris, which in 2015 hosted the signing of a historic agreement on fighting global warming, on Tuesday declared a climate emergency following similar moves by other cities and national parliaments. "Paris, like other cities, declares a climate emergency," Celia Blauel, deputy mayor in charge...
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