Summit collapse likely to hit inter-Korean ties
United States President Donald Trump‘s cancellation of a planned summit with North Korea is likely to deal a heavy blow to inter-Korean ties, which has already been staggering over the North’s recent belligerent rhetoric.
Trump on Thursday called off what was expected to be an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for next month, citing the North’s “open hostility.”
The surprise announcement apparently shook the Moon Jae-in administration, prompting it to convene an emergency meeting around midnight and release its own statement shortly afterwards.
Ireland abortion referendum: close result expected in historic vote
Yes voters slightly ahead as Ireland goes to the polls after hard-fought campaigns by both sides
The people of Ireland are voting today in a historic referendum on whether to repeal or retain a constitutional clause protecting the rights of the unborn that has produced one of the most restrictive abortion regimes in the world.
The outcome of the vote, expected to be close following a polarised and often acrimonious campaign, will either confirm Ireland on its journey from a conservative Catholic country to a socially liberal one, or indicate that social reforms over recent decades have reached their limit.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s taoiseach, has warned that the referendum is a “once in a generation decision”. If the proposal to repeal the constitutional clause is defeated, it is likely to be at least 35 years before voters get another say on the matter, he said this week.
MH17 was downed by Russian military missile: international investigators
International investigators have said detailed analysis of video images showed the missile used to down the Malaysian flight came from a Russian military unit. Russia has always denied involvement in the incident.
International investigators probing the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 made their interim findings public on Thursday in the Dutch town of Bunnik.
A surface-to-air missile shot down MH17 on July 17, 2014, over Ukrainian territory, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. The majority of the passengers were Dutch nationals. The Boeing 777 was on a routine flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur.
A surface-to-air missile shot down MH17 on July 17, 2014, over Ukrainian territory, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. The majority of the passengers were Dutch nationals. The Boeing 777 was on a routine flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur.
The findings of the investigation:
Rana Husseini: The veteran reporter battling 'honour killings'
Rana Husseini and her scooter are a common sight on the streets of Amman.
It is, for the 50-year-old human rights campaigner, the smartest way to negotiate the heaving traffic in Jordan's capital.
"In the summer, I use the scooter most of the time, but now the traffic is very, very bad," she says. "The scooter is best at beating the jams, parking and for the environment. It's crazy here - the traffic is becoming really crazy."
GDPR: US news sites blocked to EU users over data protection rules
A number of high-profile US news websites are temporarily unavailable in Europe after new European Union rules on data protection came into effect.
The Chicago Times and LA Times were among those posting messages saying they were currently unavailable in most European countries.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives EU citizens more rights over how their information is used.
The measure is an effort by EU lawmakers to limit tech firms' powers.
U.S. Attacks That Killed 'Hundreds' of Russians and Syrians Detailed in New Report
New details have emerged regarding clashes between a U.S.-led coalition and an alliance of Syrian and Russian forces fighting on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a new, dramatic report.
Citing interviews and documents obtained by the newspaper, The New York Timesrevealed how a four-hour firefight erupted February 7 in eastern Syria, leaving hundreds of pro-Syrian government fighters—including Russians—dead. Syria has blamed the U.S. for the bloodshed, which the U.S. argues was in self-defense. Russia has distanced itself from the incident, telling the Pentagon that the Russians involved were volunteer fighters, not part of Russia's armed forces.
When the dust finally settled, the article cited a Pentagon estimate of 200 to 300 "pro-regime" forces killed. Only one member of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and none of the roughly 40 U.S. Special Forces involved were injured.
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