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Political tumult results in fall of Papua New Guinea PM Peter O’Neill
May 29, 2019Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill formally resigned on Wednesday after losing the support of parliament during weeks of political turmoil in the South Pacific island nation. O’Neill was met with applause when he announced... -
China prepared to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
May 29, 2019China’s Communist Party paper cautioned the United States on Wednesday that the nation was prepared to utilize rare earths to strike back in their unpleasant trade war, saying in an incredibly emphatic critique “don’t say we... -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro averts crisis as Senate backs his move to cut ministries
May 29, 2019Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday cast a vote to approve conservative President Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement to patch up the executive branch, deflecting a potential emergency that had sown uncertainty about his capacity to get the congressional backing... -
Spending £16m in Harrods in a blink by Zamira Hajiyeva
May 29, 2019A woman married to a jailed banker managed to spend £16m in Harrods without raising suspicions. The wife of a convicted Azerbaijani banker spent £30,000 in one day on luxury chocolates during an incredible £16 million... -
Pope denies prior knowledge of ousted U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct
May 29, 2019Pope Francis has denied he thought about sexual wrongdoing by previous U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick before the beginning of Church examinations that discovered him blameworthy. McCarrick, when a standout amongst the most influential men in the... -
EU leaders agree to pick next chief of European Commission next month
May 29, 2019European Union leaders engaged in a first skirmish on Tuesday over who should become the next chief of the European Commission, giving themselves a short deadline to agree on the bloc’s top jobs and a target... -
US$19.1 billion disaster aid bill stuck again in the White House
May 29, 2019Following the Senate approves the legislation last Thursday by a vote of 85-8, the House Democratic lawmakers had planned to win brisk, unanimous endorsement of the bill on a voice vote and send it to Trump... -
Iran tensions overshadow Makkah summits
May 28, 2019Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia hosts Islamic, Arab and Gulf summits this week as tensions between Iran and the US raise fears of military escalation. The three summits in Makkah, Islam’s holiest city, allow US ally Riyadh... -
180 female police peacekeepers leave for Congo UN mission
May 28, 2019A 180-member strong contingent of female police of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka for joining the UN peacekeeping mission in Dr Congo by a chartered aircraft of the United Nations (UN) in the early hours of Today.... -
Clashes between prisoners in Brazil jail leave 15 dead
May 27, 2019Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said. The clashes broke out around 11:00 am (1500 GMT) during visiting hours at the...
