Despite Trump move, Europe leaders say Jerusalem stance ‘unchanged’
Israeli and US flags placed on the roof of an Israeli settlement building in East Jerusalem on Decem European Union leaders on Thursday rejected US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, saying they stuck by their view that the city’s status should be settled by negotiation. Trump’s administration invited widespread criticism […]
South Africa’s ruling ANC party meets to choose new leader
16 December, 2017 Comments Off on South Africa’s ruling ANC party meets to choose new leader
© Wikus de Wet, AFP | South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (C) takes his seat during a presidential Gala dinner at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg on December 15, 2017. South Africa’s ruling ANC party holds a conference starting Saturday to elect its new leader in a hotly contested two-way race seen as a […]
Continue reading …‘Whizz-kid’ forms right-wing Austrian government
16 December, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Whizz-kid’ forms right-wing Austrian government
After celebrating a resounding success in the recent parliamentary elections, the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) has joined a coalition government with Sebastian Kurz’s conservative Austrian People’s Party (OVP). Head of the Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache (L) and head of the People’s Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz © Leonhard Foeger / Reuters The agreement […]
Continue reading …US to UNSC: North Korea must stop tests, start talking
16 December, 2017 Comments Off on US to UNSC: North Korea must stop tests, start talking
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that North Korea must stop its “threatening behaviour” before diplomatic talks between the two countries can resume. Tillerson accused North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of conducting ‘unlawful missile launches’ [Stephanie Keith/Reuters] Tillerson accused North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of conducting ‘unlawful missile launches’ [Stephanie Keith/Reuters] Tillerson, speaking at the United Nations Security […]
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