News Archives for World - 2019-12-15

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World

UN chief calls climate summit a 'lost opportunity'

A major climate summit wrapped up in Madrid Sunday with a compromise deal that left little to show, prompting UN Se

Updated 15 Dec, 2019 09:19pm

World

Tensions mount over French transport strike

Tensions between the French government and unions opposed to pension reforms mounted on the 11th day of a crippling

Published 15 Dec, 2019 07:37pm

World

US trade negotiator hails 'remarkable' deal with China

The US-China trade deal is "remarkable" in scope but it won't solve all the problems between the world's two bigges

Published 15 Dec, 2019 07:34pm

World

Turkey's Erdogan meets Libyan leader as regional tensions rise

Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul on Sunday, just days after the Tu

Published 15 Dec, 2019 07:32pm

World

US expelled two Chinese diplomats on spying claims: report

The United States quietly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive mil

Published 15 Dec, 2019 07:32pm

Europe

Austria's Kurz confident of coalition deal with Greens in January

Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz said he was confident of striking a coalition. Kurz's People's Par

Published 15 Dec, 2019 02:30pm

World

UK PM Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to 'get Brexit done'

Boris Johnson will "get Brexit done" by Jan. 31 and then agree a new trade deal with the European Union. Johns

Published 15 Dec, 2019 02:14pm

World

COP25 meet hammers through contested climate deal

A marathon UN climate summit wrapped up Sunday with little to show, squeezing hard-earned compromises. The COP

Published 15 Dec, 2019 02:10pm

Asia

US to announce 4,000-troop drawdown from Afghanistan: media

Talks between the United States and the Taliban resumed a week ago as the parties sought. There are 13,000 US

Published 15 Dec, 2019 02:02pm

Europe

UK opposition chief Corbyn 'sorry' for election wipeout

Britain's main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn apologised Sunday for waging a disastrous campaign. But the vet

Published 15 Dec, 2019 01:59pm

World

UN chief says 'disappointed' by UN climate talks outcome

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was "disappointed" by the results of a major UN climate summit

Published 15 Dec, 2019 01:53pm

Middle East

Lebanon interior minister orders probe after protest violence

Lebanon's Interior Minister Raya El-Hassan on Sunday ordered the country's security forces to open a "rapid and tra

Published 15 Dec, 2019 01:51pm

Asia

Six dead in protests against Indian citizenship law

Angry protesters in northeast India vowed Sunday to keep demonstrating against a contentious citizenship law.

Published 15 Dec, 2019 01:49pm

Asia

Southern Philippines hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake

The epicentre was south of the populous city of Davao, but the US Geological Survey said there was a low likelihood

Published 15 Dec, 2019 06:58am

Asia

China suspends planned tariffs on US goods

China will suspend the planned addition of 10 percent and 5 percent tariffs on some US imports. Trump had prev

Published 15 Dec, 2019 05:34am

World

Qatar sees 'small progress' in resolving Gulf dispute, still believes in GCC

There has been small progress in resolving a bitter dispute between Qatar and some of its neighbours, the Gulf state's foreign minister said on Saturday, just days after its premier visited Saudi Arabia.