Portland – Marches against Islamic law are scheduled in more than two dozen cities across the United States. –AP/UNB
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Trump says US is committed to mutual support of NATO allies
Washington – President Donald Trump says the United States is committed to the mutual defense of NATO members, casting aside concerns that his failure to mention the commitment last month weakened the alliance. –AP/UNB
Germany: Climate will last longer than Trump presidency
San Francisco, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- Threatened as it is, the Earth’s climate will survive longer than Donald Trump’s presidency, Germany’s environment minister said Friday.
Wounded May vows to stay as UK PM
London, June 9 (AP/UNB) – Spectacularly punished by voters who took away her majority in Parliament, a politically wounded but defiant Theresa May soldiered on Friday as Britain’s prime minister, resisting pressure to resign after the failure of a high-stakes…
Trump tweets on Comey, declares ‘total vindication’
Washington – President Donald Trump on Friday broke his silence on Twitter following explosive testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey, declaring “total and complete vindication.” –AP/UNB
UK media: May has no intention of resigning
London – The Latest on Britain’s parliamentary election (all times local): – AP/UNB
Hung parliament in UK: ‘Go’ – Corbyn; ‘Stability needed’- May
The Conservatives have failed to win an overall majority, and the UK is now set for a hung parliament, says the latest results show. It shows gains for the Labour Party after Thursday’s general election. This would be a humiliation…
Korea leader warns North after latest missile launch
Seoul – North Korea’s latest launches of several suspected anti-ship missiles were short-range and landed well short of past efforts, but they still served as a defiant message for its enemies that Pyongyang will continue to pursue a weapons program…
Polls open in UK election after campaign marred by attacks
London – Polling stations opened across Britain on Thursday for national elections, amid heightened security worries following a series of terror attacks in what one senior police official described as “unprecedented times.” – AP/UNB
Climate decision could accelerate damage to Trump properties
Palm Beach – President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate empire in the coming decades, especially his properties that lie just feet from the encroaching sea in…
Asian shares drift lower as UK vote, ECB meeting loom
Hong Kong, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – Asian stocks benchmarks were mostly edging Thursday as investors parsed economic data and awaited market-moving events in Europe, including Britain’s general election and a European Central Bank meeting.
Bodies, aircraft parts found in search for Myanmar plane
yangon, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching Thursday morning for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
Kuwait’s emir meets with Qatari leader amid diplomatic rift
Dubai, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – Kuwait’s emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country’s leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that’s seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt…
Islamic state claims attacks in Iran
Tehran – The Latest on attacks in Iran’s parliament building and the shrine of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (all times local): AP/UNB news reported
Iran attacks leave 12 dead at parliament, Khomeini mausoleum
Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured many more.
Shots fired at protest kill 5 farmers in central India
New Delhi – Officials say five farmers have been killed by gunshots at a protest where the demonstrators were demanding better prices for crops in central India. AP/UNB
England in Champions Trophy semis, beats NZ
Cardiff, Jun 7 (AP/UNB) – England advanced to the semifinals of a tournament it has never won with an 87-run victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy at a wind-swept Sophia Gardens on Tuesday. Jos Buttler hit an undefeated…
Flynn turns over documents to probe panel
Washington, Jun 7 (AP/UNB) – Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn turned over about 600 pages of documents Tuesday to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a…
Trump siding against ally Qatar in Arab crisis
Washington, Jun 7 (AP/UNB) – President Donald Trump injected the United States into a volatile crisis among America’s Mideast allies, siding Tuesday with Saudi Arabia and other countries against Qatar in a dispute that threatens to disrupt efforts to defeat…
NASA release incredible photos of Saturn
Compared to some of Saturn’s other moons, Mimas is by no means tiny. But, in a breathtaking new image from the Cassini spacecraft, the 246-mile-wide moon appears just a barely-detectable speck in an endless black sky. The stunning photo shows…
Kuwait trying to mediate, solve rift: Qatar
Dubai, Jun 6 (AP/UNB) – Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich, travel-hub nation from the outside world, Qatar’s foreign minister said early…
World watching Suu Kyi’s treatment of religious freedom
Phil Robertson Ward-level officials’ threats to charge and prosecute Muslims who organized and participated in a public prayer session on May 31 in Thaketa township are further evidence of the Myanmar government’s failure to protect religious freedoms.
Israel: 50 years of occupation abuses
Jerusalem – Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through repression, institutionalized discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
4 nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar as Gulf rift deepens
Dubai, Jun 5 (AP/UNB) — Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early Monday morning, further deepening a rift among Gulf Arab nations over that country’s support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia…
12 arrested in London’s night of terror; IS claims attack
London, Jun 5 (AP/UNB) — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a balmy evening of nightlife into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the…
UK election pauses, for second time, after London attack
London — For the second time in two weeks, Britain’s election campaign paused Sunday for grief and reflection in the aftermath of a deadly attack — and the issue of security vaulted back to the top of the political agenda.…
Ronaldo helps Real retain Champions League title
Cardiff, June 4 (AP/UNB) — After another potent demonstration of his enduring scoring prowess, surely no Real Madrid fan can contemplate criticizing Cristiano Ronaldo now.
US Navy recovers cannon to identify 200-year-old shipwreck
Providence – Now that a cannon that rested in waters off Rhode Island’s shore for two centuries has been raised, U.S. Navy archaeologists are hoping to confirm that the ship that sank at the site was a schooner commanded by…
Mayors to fight climate change despite US withdrawal
President Trump has announced that he will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Paris Mayor and C40 Chair Anne Hidalgo and several other global C40 mayors have made statements reacting to the news, vowing to continue…
Mixed reactions to U.S. withdrawal from climate deal
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 1 (IPS) – The United States is expected to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, prompting mixed reactions from civil society and political representatives.