UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council has approved new sanctions against North Korea aimed at cutting off funding for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The session included remarks from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who rarely attends council votes. “Today’s resolution includes the toughest and most comprehensive sanctions regime ever imposed by the Security […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday expressed her displeasure with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his plans to pull the United States out of the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership. While Merkel didn’t mention Trump by name, she said she was “not happy” about the potential collapse of the trade deal and said future deals will not […]
A powerful aftershock shook New Zealand’s South Island Monday, just hours after being hit by a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake. “It looks as though it’s the infrastructure that’s the biggest problem,” said Civil Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee after flying over the affected area with Prime Minister John Key. A slip dam caused by earthquakes had blocked […]
Iraqi authorities say the military coalition pressing a huge offensive against Islamic State extremists near the northern city of Mosul have uncovered a mass grave containing at least 100 decapitated bodies. Initial reports Monday from Western and Kurdish journalists say the dead are believed to be civilians. A spokesman for Iraqi federal police said the […]