The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution that asks U.N. chief António Guterres to submit proposals by the end of the month on how to monitor a ceasefire agreed by Yemen’s warring parties for the key port city of Hodeid

REUTERS, 18th DECEMBER, 2018- President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that there was nothing to stop Russia and the United States agreeing that other countries could join the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed by Washington and Moscow d

British Prime Minister Theresa May travelled Thursday to Brussels to beg fellow EU leaders for concessions in her effort to seal a divorce deal splitting her nation from the European Union, but she won little to sway opinions among her rebellious sup

MALE (Reuters), DECEMBER 14, 2018 - Police in the Maldives have summoned former president Abdulla Yameen for questioning as part of investigations into deals he made during his tenure, many of them involving Chinese infrastructure projects, his party

 By Marc Fisher (c) 2018, The Washington Post Dec 14, 2018 - 6:22 PM- WASHINGTON - As if the country didn’t have enough to be divided about, now the forces aligned for and against President Donald Trump are battling over whether his presid

Katowice, Poland (dpa),   Dec 14, 2018- The UN climate conference was set to enter its final day on Friday with many issues still unresolved despite two weeks of intensive debate.     

Beijing (dpa), Dec 14, 2018 - China says it will suspend additional tariffs targeting US cars for three months starting January 1 in a sign of easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.    

A   second Canadian has been detained in China on charges of “suspected involvement in activities that jeopardize China’s national security,” increasing fears that Beijing is taking hostages in retaliation for the arrest i

Tel Aviv (dpa), Dec 13, 2018 - The Israeli army has temporarily blocked access to and from the Palestinian city of Ramallah, after two Israelis were killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting in the West Bank on Thursday.  

Strasbourg, (Daily Mail), 13 December 2018 - Heavily armed police swooped on the Neudorf neighbourhood of Strasbourg on Thursday amid a massive manhunt for Christmas market shooter Cherif Chekatt.    

Ankara, (Daily Mail), 13 Dec 2018 - A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in Ankara this morning, killing nine and injuring 47.

EU leaders heaped praise on Theresa May today as they scrambled to shore her up in the wake of her narrow escape in a Tory no-confidence vote.  

Theresa May tried to quell the Tory revolt today by delivering a broad hint that she won’t be in charge at the next general election.    The signal from Mrs May that she is ready to step down once Brexit is delivered came after she vo

Daily Mail, 11 December 2018  - Yellow Vest protesters demanded even more concessions from Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday even after he caved in to their demands for more pay and lower taxes with a £9billion spending splurge on Monday night.&n

New Delhi, (Hindustan Times), 12 Dec 2018 - The Congress’s win in three heartland states ruled by the BJP is a victory against the ruling party’s negative politics, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday, her comeback to the many

US, (Daily Mail), 12 December 2018 -President Donald Trump has said he would consider intervening in the case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it would be in the interest of US national security and help forge a trade deal with China. &n

British Prime Minister Theresa May embarked Tuesday on a tour of European capitals in a last-minute bid to win Brexit concessions, but top EU officials said they could at best offer clarifications to help get the deal through Parliament.  

NEW DELHI AFP Dec11, 2018-   India’s ruling party looked set to lose power in at least one of three traditional stronghold states releasing election results Tuesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls in

DPA, 11th DECEMBER, 2018- The ruling military government in Thailand on Tuesday lifted the ban on political activities put in place after it came into power in a 2014 coup to clear the way for elections in February next year.  

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau claimed they were unaware of plans to arrest a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei  in Canada.    

UK, (Daily Mail), 7 December 2018 - Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has given his clearest indication yet that Labour is moving towards backing a second referendum.    

By Carol Morello, Loveday Morris (c) 2018, The Washington Post Dec 07, 2018 - A resolution that would have condemned the militant group Hamas and its attacks on Israel failed to pass the United Nations on Thursday, despite an aggressive campaign by t

Caracas (dpa), 7 Dec 2018 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said he had signed deals with Russia worth six billion dollars during a recent visit to Moscow.    

PARIS REUTERS Dec 6 - France will close the Eiffel Tower and other tourism landmarks in Paris and draft in thousands more security forces on Saturday to stave off another wave of violent protests in the country over living costs.     

Beijing on Thursday demanded the US and Canada clarify why Ottawa has detained Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Sabrina Meng Wanzhou at the request of the US Government.    

Vienna (dpa) - Oil ministers from some of the world’s biggest petroleum exporters met on Thursday to negotiate a production cut to bolster prices, while the United States demands cheap oil.     

UK, (Daily Mail), 6 December 2018 - Theresa May is holding crisis talks with her inner Cabinet today as she stares down the barrel of catastrophic defeat on her Brexit plan.    

BUENOS AIRES - The trade talks that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping launched this weekend have raised hopes for a peaceful resolution of the trans-Pacific tariff war - but the economic relationship between the U.S. and China h

DPA, 03rd DECEMBER, 2018 - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the world is “in deep trouble with climate change” at the official opening of a UN climate conference in Poland on Monday.  

REUTERS, 03rd DECEMBER, 2018 - Iran said on Sunday it would continue missile tests to build up its defences and denied this was in breach of U.N. resolutions capable of carrying multiple warheads.