Politics

Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 06:57 UTC
Trump praises Nikki Haley, US ambassador to UN who is leaving at the end of the year

The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has resigned leaving President Donald Trump’s national security circle, White House officials said on Tuesday.“It’s been eight years of intense time, and I’m a believer in term limits. I think you have to be selfless enough to know when you step aside and let someone else do the job,” the 46-year-old said.
Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 06:24 UTC
Argentina complains coming Falklands’ military exercises and missile firings

Argentina has protested the coming military exercises in the Falkland Islands and has complained to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, and anticipated it will notify the situation to the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 21:29 UTC
IMF foresees 2.6% GDP drop for Argentina this year - inflation 40%

Argentina's GDP will fall 2.6% and inflation will reach 40% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund's Global Perspectives Report released Monday at the beginning of the body's annual Assembly in Bali, Indonesia.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 17:17 UTC
Kim Jong-un ardently wants Pope to visit Pyongyang and support Korean peace

Peace between both Koreas looks nearer after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he would “ardently welcome the pope if he visits Pyongyang” and has officially invited him over via his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, a presidential spokesman for the Seoul government announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 09:02 UTC
Japan would welcome UK to the TPP with open arms, says PM Shinzo Abe

Britain would be welcomed into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact “with open arms” by Japan, the country’s prime minister has said. Shinzo Abe also urged the use of “wisdom” during Brexit talks in order to avoid a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:48 UTC
UK waters down Brexit deal expectations: “big issues” remain to be resolved

Downing Street has played down expectations of agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU at a crunch summit next week, warning that “big issues” remain to be resolved. Theresa May’s official spokesman said further concessions were needed from the EU side, and warned that no withdrawal agreement could be sealed without a “precise” declaration about the post-Brexit relationship.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Salisbury poisoning: second Russian involved is allegedly a military intelligence doctor

The name of the second suspect in the Salisbury case is actually Alexander Mishkin, the BBC understands. The Bellingcat investigative website says the man who travelled under the alias Alexander Petrov is in reality a military doctor working for Russian intelligence, the GRU.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Google + in another exposure breach affecting some 500.000 users

Google is shutting down much of its social network, Google+, after user data was left exposed. It said a bug in its software meant information that people believed was private had been accessible by third parties. Google said up to 500,000 users had been affected.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Protests in Venezuela over the killing of a jailed opposition lawmaker

Protesters in Venezuela have accused the government of murdering a jailed opposition lawmaker, who the authorities say killed himself. Crowds were calling for justice at a rally outside the Sebin intelligence agency headquarters in Caracas where Fernando Albán had been held.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:20 UTC
China injects more liquidity to lower financing costs and prop the economy

China's central bank announced a steep cut in the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves, stepping up moves to lower financing costs and spur growth amid concerns over the economic drag from an escalating trade dispute with the United States.