Messy domestic politics overshadow Trump’s address to UN

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER

UNITED NATIONS; 25 Sep 2018; (AP) — President Donald Trump charged into office on the resonance of his aggressive “America First” agenda, but now, as he returns to the pinnacle of global diplomacy, he can’t escape the growing shadows of domestic political troubles.

China looks unlikely to give in after US tariff hike

BEIJING (AP) — China unveiled a slew of changes under mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump over technology.

Beijing promised to cut tariffs, open its auto industry and buy American exports. But none of that was what Trump wanted: An end to development policies Washington says are based on theft of know-how and might erode U.S. industrial leadership.

The Global Warming

The global warming has disturbed almost all of the world and creatures living on the earth. Pakistan is one among few countries who got a direct and hard hit by global warming. Dry and hot weather is becoming a serious issue for Pakistan. Pollution is also playing its role to increase the consequences of the climate change. Meanwhile cutting of forest from Pakistan nailed the process.

Doomed Palestinian village turns to Europe as last hope

KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank; 16 Sep 2018; (AP) — For the anxious Palestinian residents of Khan al-Ahmar, there’s little left to do but wait.

After the West Bank hamlet lost its last legal protection against demolition late last week, Israeli forces could swoop in any day now to tear down the desert community’s few dozen shacks and an Italian-funded schoolhouse made from recycled tires.

Spotlight: Hopes of lasting peace in Yemen fade after Geneva talks failure

by Murad Abdu

ADEN, Yemen, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN-sponsored talks between the Yemeni warring rivals failed Saturday after two days of delay because of the absence of a delegation representing the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

Undermining the first attempt in two years to negotiate an end to the four-year civil war raised fears among the majority of Yemeni people about the fate of their impoverished Arab country.

Maasive womens rally in Delhi

New  Delhi; 5 Aug 2018; GANASHAKTI: Undeterred by the torrential rains thousands of women from across all walks of life marched on the rain drenched roads of Delhi on 4 September protesting against the triple failures of Modi govt. - to curb violence against women, to create jobs and to end hunger and malnutrition. The anger and sense of betrayal was palpable in the women who braved a continuing downpour and flooded streets while marching through central Delhi.

China-Africa win-win partnership won't be derailed by false claims

by Xinhua writer Luo Jun

BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) witnessed African leaders denounce accusations of "neo-colonialism" against China, reiterating the existence of a strong partnership between the continent and the world's second largest economy.

This week, more than 3,200 leaders and representatives from Africa and regional organizations gathered in Beijing to plan the next step in the win-win relationship between China and Africa.

US bombs are killing children in Yemen. Does anybody care?

by Moustafa Bayoumi

This is not a column about Donald Trump. It’s also not about Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen or Robert Mueller, and it’s certainly not about Rudolph Giuliani and his way with words. On the contrary, this is a column about the things we are not paying attention to, and why we should.

Russian lawmaker suggests deploying nuclear weapons in Syria to respond to US sanctions

MOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. The US policy of putting pressure on Russia has crossed the "red line," and Moscow should think about an asymmetric response, such as the deployment of its tactical nuclear weapons abroad, a senior Russian lawmaker told TASS on Friday.

SC terms criminalisation of politics as 'rot', says may ask EC to deal with it

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Dubbing criminalisation of politics as "rot", the Supreme Court today said it may consider directing the Election Commission to ask political parties to get their members disclose criminal cases against them so that the electors know how many "alleged crooks" are there in such parties.

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