International

Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Trump and Twitter's co-founder meet at the White House to protect ”the health of the public conversation

US President Donald Trump has met Twitter's co-founder Jack Dorsey at the White House to discuss social media. In a statement, Twitter said the pair spoke about “protecting the health of the public conversation” ahead of the US 2020 general election.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Possible Spanish Socialist and Conservative coalitions too close to call according to latest opinion polls

Spain’s Socialists increased their lead in two polls published over the weekend, with support from 28.8% to 30.3% of voters, but they fell short of a majority ahead of a general election on April 28.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Wild salmon stocks in Scotland at “crisis point”, warns trade body

Wild salmon catches in Scotland are at their lowest level since records began, a trade body has claimed. Fisheries Management Scotland said figures due to be published later will show stocks of the fish are at “crisis point”.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:28 UTC
Trump to the rescue of Harley Davidson motorbikes: threatens to reciprocate “unfair” EU tariffs

Donald Trump has vowed to reciprocate against “unfair” European Union trade duties on Harley Davidson motorbikes. The US President had previously criticized the US bike maker for its plans to shift American production overseas to avoid EU tariffs.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:19 UTC
Google in trouble over alleged retaliation against protests by women staff

Organizers of a series of walkouts in protest at Google's treatment of women have said they have since become victims of retaliation by the company. In November, 20,000 employees walked out of their offices demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations were dealt with at Google.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Catalonia’s secession surfaces again in Spanish debate ahead of Sunday elections

Spain's outgoing prime minister faced an onslaught of criticism on Monday from his right-wing rivals over Catalonia's secession crisis in a testy four-way debate ahead of elections, while he warned them against cosying up to the far-right.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Rift between Sir Lanka president and PM kept security forces on the black about the coming attacks

A rift between Sri Lanka's president and prime minister, which sparked a crisis last year, came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Climate change protestors clear London's busiest streets: 1.065 arrested

Some of London's busiest streets re-opened Monday for the first time in a week as climate change protesters regrouped and plotted a new course after police made more than 1,000 arrests. The so-called Extinction Rebellion took over the heart of the British capital in a bid to focus global attention on rising temperatures and sea levels caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC
US threatens sanctions on countries that continue to purchase Iranian oil: crude hits six month highs

The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran's oil revenues which sent crude prices to six-month highs on fears of a potential supply crunch.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:53 UTC
North Korea's wooing Russia following the fallout with Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean state media confirmed. With his Russia visit, North Korea's Kim is seen working to build up foreign support for his economic development plans, since the breakdown of the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi in February led to stalled talks with Washington on the sanctions relief Pyongyang had sought.