Britain, France, US ask UN to backlist JeM leader

Britain, France and the United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on the leader of a Pakistan-based Islamist group that claimed a suicide attack in Kashmir, diplomats said.

President Trump en route to Việt Nam for second summit

US President Donald Trump headed toward Hà Nội on Monday (local time) for his second high-stakes summit with the DPRK, with the world watching to see if the US leader can deliver concrete results on curbing the nuclear ambition from Pyongyang.

EU sees first Arab summit as response to Russia, China

European and Arab leaders on Sunday opened their first summit in a bid to bolster cooperation as EU President Donald Tusk said neighbours "should not leave it to powers far from our region", alluding to China and Russia.

Japan probe Hayabusa2 lands on distant asteroid

A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid 300 million kilometres from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully on Friday, scientists said.

 

UN allows North Koreans to travel to Việt Nam

A UN Security Council sanctions committee has agreed to allow North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's delegation to travel to Việt Nam for a summit meeting with US President Donald Trump, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Signal summit on sex abuse opens at Vatican

Pope Francis kicks off a red-letter global child protection summit on Thursday for reflections on the sex abuse crisis, while victims tired of hearing pledges for change clamour for incisive reforms.

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