International

Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 18:59 UTC
World Peace devoted NGO connects states and citizens for peaceful development in Asia-Pacific

As an international NGO associated with the UN ECOSOC, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) works to connect states and citizens  for peaceful development in Asia and the Pacific. Based on South Korea, where the recent scent of peace sprang out, the NGO focuses on 3 unique approaches to peacebuilding.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:41 UTC
Sounds of revolt in Mrs May cabinet: a no-deal Brexit must be taken off the table

Theresa May is facing the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on her Brexit negotiations. Three say they will resign unless the PM agrees to take no-deal off the table, and there are suggestions that more are prepared to follow suit.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:36 UTC
Mexico disappointed indigenous actress Yalitza was left out of the Oscars' celebration

Cheers echoed through Mexico City’s Roma district when the eponymous film by Alfonso Cuaron won three Oscars on Sunday, but revelers let out a disappointed sigh when best actress didn’t go to the indigenous star of the ode to 1970s life in the capital. In a payback for Cuaron’s black-and-white tribute to growing up among 1970s Roma’s handsome villas and apartment blocks, city officials set up giant screens in a park to watch the live broadcast from Los Angeles.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:13 UTC
UK's third next generation nuclear deterrence sub will be named HMS Warspite

The greatest name in the history of the Royal Navy in the 20th Century will be resurrected in the 21st. The third next-generation nuclear deterrence submarine will be named HMS Warspite, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced on Monday, carrying on the tradition of breathing new life into first-generation hunter-killer names.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:02 UTC
UK should end control of Chagos Islands “as rapidly as possible” says International Court of Justice

UK should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean “as rapidly as possible”, the UN's highest court has said. Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands - now a British overseas territory - in 1965 in exchange for independence, which it gained in 1968.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Another blow for the Catholic Church: Cardinal Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting choirboys

Australian Cardinal George Pell who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet for dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday before their previously announced talks the next day, the White House said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
(VIDEO) Terrifying moments as British Airways plane was rocked by turbulence on approaching Gibraltar

Shocking footage has emerged of the terrifying moment that a British Airways plane was buffeted by turbulence as it approached the runway in Gibraltar, forcing pilots to abort and divert to Málaga instead.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Dead humpback whale found in the Amazon jungle

Wildlife experts are searching for clues following the discovery of a dead humpback whale in the Amazon jungle — about 15 meters from the ocean. The mammal, which biologists believe to be a 12-month-old calf, was found in undergrowth on the Brazilian island of Marajo, at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
EU ready to postpone UK's exit; Labour could support a second referendum

The European Union opened the door on Monday to Britain postponing its exit from the bloc beyond the March 29 deadline, as the main opposition Labour Party said it could eventually support a second referendum.