News Archives for World - 2019-10-22

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World

Trump's G7 and trade adviser Kelly Ann Shaw to leave White House

Donald Trump's G7 and trade adviser Kelly Ann Shaw is leaving the Trump administration for a position in the privat

Published 22 Oct, 2019 10:55pm

World

Trump lynching remark 'unfortunate': Republican Senate leader

It is an unfair process and a better way to characterize it would be to call it an unfair process," he said. A

Published 22 Oct, 2019 09:12pm

Middle East

157 dead in Iraq protests: new official toll

The death toll from week-long anti-government protests that erupted in Baghdad and southern Iraq at the start of Oc

Updated 22 Oct, 2019 10:56pm

World

Trump says House leader 'taking too long' on Mexico, Canada trade pact

"Can't believe that Nervous Nancy Pelosi isn't moving faster on USMCA. Her people want it, they don't know why she

Published 22 Oct, 2019 09:05pm

Europe

EU chief consulting leaders on Brexit extension

The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, is consulting EU leaders about Britain's request to delay Brexi

Published 22 Oct, 2019 09:02pm

Europe

Spain trade deficit rises 1.4pc to August y/y

Exports fell 6.2pc year on year to 19.44 billion euros and imports decreased 1.5pc to 23.42 billion euros year on y

Published 22 Oct, 2019 09:00pm

World

US troops exiting Syria to stay 'temporarily' in Iraq: Esper

The American troops withdrawing from Syria will stay in Iraq "temporarily" before returning to the United States.

Published 22 Oct, 2019 09:00pm

Europe

Brexit votes in UK parliament: how MPs switched sides

Boris Johnson won initial backing for his EU divorce deal in parliament on Tuesday. The crucial switchers who

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:54pm

World

Witness gives 'explosive' testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry

Donald Trump's impeachment battle hit dangerous new territory Tuesday with what a Democrat called "explosive".

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:50pm

World

Mark Zuckerberg to tell Congress Facebook is 'not the ideal messenger' for Libra project

Zuckerberg plans to tell lawmakers he supports delaying Libra's launch, currently set for mid-2020. The Libra

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:49pm

World

Trudeau faces divided Canada, new challenges in second term

The Liberals's nationalization last year of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to prevent its collapse u

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:48pm

Middle East

Netanyahu rival Gantz to be named Wednesday to try to form Israeli government

Netanyahu, a fourth-term conservative whose party tied with Gantz's in September's election. JERUSALEM: Israe

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:46pm

Europe

Berlin divided over surprise call for Syria security zone

Angela Merkel threw her support Tuesday behind a controversial call by her defence minister. The German leader

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:45pm

World

Russia, Turkey reach 'historic' deal on Syria border

Russia and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria's border with Turke

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:39pm

Europe

Russia says up to 500 people have fled captivity in northern Syria

Shoigu was speaking after talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan

Published 22 Oct, 2019 08:31pm

World

Mexico inflation seen 3.04pc for first half of October

The central bank targets an inflation rate of 3pc, with a one percentage point tolerance range above or below that

Published 22 Oct, 2019 07:28pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson to call EU leaders to discuss Brexit next steps

Johnson said he would pause the process to determine the EU's position on a Brexit delay after he was forced to ask

Published 22 Oct, 2019 07:21pm

Europe

UK parliament to resume Queen's Speech debate on Wednesday

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would pause the legislation while waiting for the European Union to decide on

Published 22 Oct, 2019 07:17pm

World

Victorious but weakened, Trudeau needs help to form government

Trudeau's Liberals took 157 seats in the 338-member House of Commons, down from a comfortable majority of 177 in th

Published 22 Oct, 2019 04:32pm

Europe

'No justification at this stage' for new Brexit delay

We've been waiting for three years for this decision. It's important for it to be announced today because otherwise

Published 22 Oct, 2019 04:19pm

Middle East

Kurd fighters tell US they have left Syrian safe zone: US official

Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazlum Abdi told US Vice President Mike Pence in a letter that they have pulled "all

Published 22 Oct, 2019 04:05pm

World

Two Iraqi police commanders, four others killed in militant attack, say security sources

Victims include Major General Ali al-Lami, who commands the Iraqi Federal Police's Fourth Division, and Brigadier G

Published 22 Oct, 2019 03:33pm

Middle East

Pentagon chief meets Saudi king after troop deployment

Two fighter squadrons and additional missile defence batteries were being sent to Saudi Arabia. Washington con

Published 22 Oct, 2019 02:38pm

World

Pompeo says too early to judge Syria success

Heritage Foundation in Washington hours before the 1900 GMT deadline for formerly US-allied Kurdish fighters to pul

Published 22 Oct, 2019 02:23pm

World

Trump claims impeachment is a 'lynching'

"All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here -- a lynching. But we will WIN!," Trump Lynchings

Published 22 Oct, 2019 02:17pm

Europe

UK PM says will abandon Brexit bill if MPs vote against timetable

"If parliament refuses to allow Brexit to happen and instead gets its way and decides to delay... in no circumstanc

Published 22 Oct, 2019 02:04pm

World

RBC says Trudeau minority not good for oil pipeline businesses

RBC analysts expected the government to move ahead with Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion plans. "We see t

Published 22 Oct, 2019 01:28pm

World

Malaysia's Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite palm oil boycott by India traders

The impasse could exacerbate what Mahathir described as a trade war between the world's second biggest producer and

Published 22 Oct, 2019 01:10pm

Europe

Kremlin says Putin wants more information from Erdogan about Turkey's Syria plans

Kurdish forces are continuing to withdraw in northeast Syria but Turkey will resume its military assault there once

Published 22 Oct, 2019 01:05pm

Asia

Some 300,000 employees of Indian state-led banks strike against mergers

Government may call it a merger but in reality it is cold-blooded murder of six banks, Employees stayed away from

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:58pm

World

Iraqi security forces killed 149 protesters, most by shots to head, chest: government inquiry

Report holds senior commanders responsible for the killings. Protests over high unemployment, poor public serv

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:54pm

World

UK industry outlook weakest since 2009 on Brexit and world slowdown

The CBI said its manufacturing orders balance sank to -19 in October from +10 in July, the lowest since April 2009.

Published 22 Oct, 2019 12:17pm

World

EU's Tusk taking Brexit request seriously, decision in days

Boris Johnson's request for a Brexit delay beyond Oct. 31 with the leaders of the other 27 member states and would

Updated 22 Oct, 2019 02:15pm

Middle East

Calling Erdogan a ‘thief’, Syria's Assad tours Idlib frontline near rebels

With the war now in its eighth year, capturing the Idlib area would be an important victory for Assad. "We sai

Published 22 Oct, 2019 11:16am

World

Scientists question mass tree planting as climate change panacea

A study suggested the best way to keep climate change in check would be to replant trees on destroyed forest areas.

Published 22 Oct, 2019 11:09am

World

Turkey will resume Syria assault if U.S. promises not met, warns Erdogan

A five-day pause in Turkey's cross-border military offensive expires today. Turkey says Kurdish YPG militia fo

Published 22 Oct, 2019 10:02am

Asia

Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay

Iraqi statement contradicts Pentagon's announcement that troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to mov

Published 22 Oct, 2019 09:41am

World

Canada's Trudeau to remain in power but with minority government

Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party are leading in 156 out of 338 seats. The party will require the support of a sm

Published 22 Oct, 2019 05:24am

World

Top diplomat says 'confident' of investment deal with EU

China's foreign minister said Monday that he was confident of a investment deal being clinched with the European Union, while pressing for talks "as soon as possible" on a free trade accord.