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President Trump ‘in no rush’ to see North Korea give up nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump said that he wants to see North Korea eventually give up its nuclear weapons programme, but adds he is not in any rush because US relations with Pyongyang are good going into next week’s summit.
Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts
Rallies against anti-Semitism have attracted crowds of thousands in Paris and other French cities following a series of aggressive acts targeting Jewish sites.
French police kill suspect after knife attack in Marseille
Officials in the French city of Marseille say a knife-wielding man has been shot dead after he allegedly attacked several people on a major street.
Swiss rescue teams ‘save several people’ after avalanche
Swiss mountain rescue teams have pulled out several people who were buried in a mid-afternoon avalanche at the popular ski resort of Crans-Montana and are searching for others, police said.
Beijing’s Forbidden City illuminated for Lantern Festival
Beijing’s Forbidden City has been illuminated and opened to the public for night visits for the first time to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival.
Bernie Sanders running for president in 2020
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, has announced he is running for president in 2020.
People rescued after getting stuck on SeaWorld ride
More than a dozen people trapped on a ride at SeaWorld in San Diego have been rescued.
Trump pleads with Venezuela’s military to back Guaido
Donald Trump has pleaded with Venezuela’s military to support opposition leader Juan Guaido and issued a dire warning if they continue to stand with president Nicolas Maduro’s government.
US states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
California and 15 other US states have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Climate scientist who brought ‘global warming’ term into common use dies
A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularised the term “global warming” has died.
Protesters condemn Trump’s emergency declaration for border wall
Protesters have converged in cities around the US to condemn Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund his planned US-Mexico border wall.
Ancient site linked to Caesar’s murder to open to public
A complex of ancient temples in Rome that are linked to the scene of Julius Caesar’s murder will be opened to the public.
Sailor in famous VJ Day kiss photo dies aged 95
The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of the Second World War has died aged 95.
Trump hits out at officials involved in Russia probe
US President Donald Trump has suggested that key officials involved in the Russia probe were engaged in “treasonous” behaviour.
Australia blames ‘state actor’ for hacking political parties
A “sophisticated state actor” was behind a cyberattack on the Australian parliament’s computing network, the country’s prime minister has said.
Huge parade held in New York to celebrate Year of the Pig
Drummers, dragons and dancers have paraded through New York’s Chinatown to usher in the Year of the Pig.
Tributes paid to Greek baker who fed hundreds of refugees
Tributes have been paid to Dionissis Arvanitakis, a baker who provided free bread to refugees on a Greek island, after his death at the age of 77.
Jackie Kennedy’s younger sister and socialite Lee Radziwill dies aged 85
Lee Radziwill, the socialite and younger sister of former US first lady Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 85.
More bodies found after Zimbabwe mine disaster
Searchers have recovered 24 bodies from a mine in Zimbabwe that was flooded after heavy rains, trapping dozens of subsistence miners underground.
Anti-Semitism probe launched after comments made at yellow vest protest
Paris authorities have opened an investigation into anti-Semitic remarks hurled at a noted philosopher during a yellow vest protest in the capital.
US-backed Syria force says Islamic State holding 1,000 civilians
Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the US-backed Syrian militia fighting the group has said.
France’s yellow vest protesters mark milestone amid anti-Semitism furore
French yellow vest protesters are marking three months since the start of their anti-government movement.
Trump’s pick Heather Nauert withdraws from consideration as UN ambassador
Heather Nauert, picked by president Donald Trump to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn, the State Department said.
US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid
The US military has airlifted tons of humanitarian aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back his rival for the leadership of the South American nation.
Tear gas and hate speech marks 14th straight yellow vest protest
Police fired tear gas and brought in water cannon and a horse brigade to disperse several thousand yellow vest protesters in Paris at the end of a march through the French capital.
Dozens of people evacuated after Russian building collapse
Part of the roof and several floors of a university building in Russia’s second-largest city have collapsed, with no casualties.
Warehouse gunman ‘likely knew he was going to be sacked’
A man who killed five co-workers at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse brought his gun to a meeting in which he was going to be sacked, authorities said.
Activists bid to protect endangered creatures on World Pangolin Day
As World Pangolin Day is marked around the globe, some conservationists in South Africa are working to protect the endangered animals, including caring for some which have been rescued from traffickers.
‘Hitler’ actor Bruno Ganz dies at 77
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in Downfall and an angel in Wim Wenders’ Wings Of Desire, has died at the age of 77.
Vatican defrocks former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sex abuse
Pope Francis has defrocked former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said on Saturday.
