Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to negotiate a new "fair" deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and...
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US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It
America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a blessing in disguise for the pact itself, observers said Thursday. This way, the...
Quitting Paris Deal For Us? No Thanks, Says Pittsburgh Mayor
Donald Trump said he was championing the people of Pittsburgh by leaving the Paris climate accord. But the city's Mayor Bill Peduto did not take kindly to the shout-out. In announcing his pullout...
Republicans Hail Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal
Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the Paris climate deal -- a move his core supporters demanded, even though most...
EPA Chief Who Urged Trump To Ditch Climate Pact
After years of fighting to roll back Barack Obama's policies, top US environmental official and climate change skeptic Scott Pruitt saw his efforts bear fruit Thursday when President Donald Trump...
US, EU Urge End To Renewed Fighting In Sudan’s Darfur
The United States and key world powers on Thursday urged Khartoum and a rebel group to end a renewed bout of fighting that has erupted in Sudan's war-torn Darfur after months of relative calm. The...
Obama Slams Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal
Barack Obama slammed his successor President Donald Trump on Thursday for pulling out of the Paris climate deal, warning that the move would see the United States "reject the future." "The nations...
Trump Will Not Move US Embassy To Jerusalem For Now
President Donald Trump postponed moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on Thursday, avoiding what would be a provocative decision as he tries to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process....
Bahrain Follows Trump Trip With Dissent Crackdown
Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf last month -- a move that experts say is no coincidence. "The human rights situation...
Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion
The US has agreed deals worth $8 billion with Vietnam - including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget carrier famed for its bikini-clad air hostesses. The deals were announced during a...
China, Europe Take Lead On Climate As World Waits On Trump
China and Europe took the lead Thursday on forging on with the Paris climate accord, as fears grew US President Donald Trump would pull Washington out of the landmark deal. After a day of rumours...
Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion
Vietnam and the US have signed $8 billion in deals, including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget carrier famed for its bikini-clad air hostesses, officials said. The deals were...
EU, China Summit To Back Climate Deal Even Without US
The European Union and China will throw their full weight behind the Paris climate accord at a summit on Friday, EU officials said, in a bid to fill the void if the US quits the pact. The summit in...
Nas Pens Open Letter On Donald Trump
Between calling him “a toupee wearin’ liar” on Robin Thicke’s “Deep” and dubbing Celebrity Apprentice a “devil show” on DJ Khaled’s “Nas Album Done,” Nas, like most sane people...
Five Questions On Trump’s Potential Move of US Israel Embassy
US President Donald Trump faces a Thursday deadline to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel to the disputed city of Jerusalem. Israelis are eagerly watching to see whether he renews a...
Bahrain Court Dissolves Secular Opposition Group
A Bahraini court dissolved a secular opposition party on Wednesday, a judicial official said, as authorities in the Gulf state kept up a crackdown on dissent. The decision by the administrative...
Philippines’ Duterte Slams Clinton Over Rape Criticism
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte angrily hit back Wednesday at Chelsea Clinton for criticising remarks he made about rape, using vulgar language while referring to her father's infidelities as...
Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was not behind an alleged chemical attack in the country last month that killed...
First Japanese To Report Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dies At 86
Yoshie Oka, the first person to raise the alarm outside Hiroshima that the Japanese city had been hit by an atomic bomb, has died aged 86, media and acquaintances said Tuesday. Oka was 14 years old...
Macron Explains His Tense Handshake With Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that there was indeed a deeper significance to the prolonged handshake he shared with US President Donald Trump in Brussels. "My handshake with him, it's...