U.S. Withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council
On Monday, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein addressed the locking up of immigrant children in camps by the U.S. in a statement to the 38th session of the Human Rights Council saying, “In the past six weeks, nearly two thousand children have been…
Woman Eaten by Reticulated Python while Tending her Garden in Indonesia
A 54-year-old Indonesian woman from the village of Persiapan Lawela on the island of Muna is the second person to have been consumed by a Reticulated Python in that country this year after she went missing on Thursday. 54-year-old Wa Tiba went out to tend to her garden at…
UN General Assembly Calls for Protections for Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for protection for Palestinian civilians living under Israeli occupation, after the U.S. blocked a similar measure in the Security Council. After some procedural drama that saw a proposed U.S. amendment condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas fail…
US Military Targets Pakistani Taliban Leader in Drone Strike
PENTAGON — A U.S. drone strike has targeted the leader of the Pakistani Taliban in an Afghan province near…
Trump, Kim Exchange Summit Commitments
SINGAPORE — In an agreement signed Tuesday in Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “reaffirmed his firm and…
US, North Korean Leaders Begin Historic Summit
SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump said a one-on-one meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “very,…
China Watching Kim Trump Summit Closely
BEIJING — China may not be participating directly in the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean…
US Declares Objective of Summit with N. Korea Remains Unchanged
SINGAPORE — On the eve of the first encounter between a sitting U.S. president and a leader of North…
