Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump's 'Obama judge' gibe
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken the extraordinary step of rebuking President Donald Trump's criticism of a federal judge.
Mr Trump on Tuesday called a jurist who ruled against his asylum policy an "Obama judge".
The president's gibe provoked a stern statement from the head of America's highest court.
Mr Trump has defended his comments, saying Chief Justice Roberts is wrong.
It is the first time the chief justice has spoken against Mr Trump.
"We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges," Chief Justice Roberts told the Associated Press.
Furore in Japan after immigration bureau criticises pro-refugee graffiti
Immigration bureau criticised as heartless after saying that slogans supporting refugee rights are are ‘a bit much’
A tweet from the Tokyo immigration bureau complaining about graffiti supporting the rights of refugees has sparked a furious debate online, with many accusing it of showing more concern for the state of the city’s pavements than for asylum seekers.
In a post on its official account the bureau showed photographs of graffiti on a pavement and bridges that read “Free refugees” and “Refugees are welcome”.
“Freedom of expression is one thing but this is public property,” the bureau wrote. “Isn’t this a bit much?”
The Khashoggi case: Arab media omit uncomfortable facts
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is the topic of hot dispute in the Arabic media. Two unforgiving parties stand opposite each other. What separates them is less the question of ideology than that of their financiers.
On Wednesday morning the Saudi newspaper Al Watan was able to announce to its readership some good news: US President Donald Trump would continue to stand steadfastly by Saudi Arabia.
That’s exactly how he said it in his eagerly awaited statement; the Kingdom remains an important ally of the USA. In the matter of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump said, it would be difficult to learn all the facts.
How climate change could spell the end of America's Yellowstone Park
By Marguerite Holloway & Josh Haner
On a recent northern autumn afternoon in the Lamar Valley, visitors watched a wolf pack lope along a thinly forested riverbank, 10 or so black and grey figures shadowy against the snow. A little further along the road, a herd of bison swung their great heads as they rooted for food in the sagebrush steppe, their deep rumbles clear in the quiet, cold air.
In the United States, Yellowstone National Park is the only place bison and wolves can be seen in great numbers. Because of the park, these animals survive. Yellowstone was crucial to bringing back bison; reintroducing grey wolves; and restoring trumpeter swans, elk and grizzly bears - all five species driven toward extinction found refuge here.
In parched Afghanistan, children are being sold for survival
Updated 0544 GMT (1344 HKT) November 22, 2018
An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households.
CNN has spoken to multiple families around the western city of Herat who have been forced from their homes because of a record dry spell that, according to the United Nations, has forced more people from their homes in 2018 than the record violence afflicting the country.
The UN estimates that over 275,000 people have been displaced by the drought, 84,000 of them in the city itself, and 182,000 in the region of Badghis.
Nissan board meets to oust Ghosn as future of alliance with Renault in focus
By Maki Shiraki and Chang-Ran Kim
Nissan Motor Co began a board meeting on Thursday afternoon to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn after the shock arrest of its once-revered leader, ushering in a period of uncertainty for its 19-year alliance with Renault.
The Franco-Japanese alliance, enlarged in 2016 to include Japan's Mitsubishi Motors, has been rattled to its core by Ghosn's arrest in Japan on Monday, with the 64-year-old group chairman and industry star accused of financial misconduct.
Ghosn had shaped the alliance and was pushing for a deeper tie-up including potentially a full Renault-Nissan merger at the French government's urging, despite strong reservations at the Japanese firm.
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