Today In World News:
 |
| Courtesy of Al-Jazeera |
- The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen said it would close all air, land and sea ports to Yemen to stem the flow of arms to the Houthis from Iran.
- The US is set to become isolated in its stance on the Paris climate agreement, after reports that Syria is preparing to join the deal.
- President Donald Trump warned North Korea he was prepared to use the full range of U.S. military power to stop any attack, but in a more conciliatory appeal than ever before he urged Pyongyang to “make a deal” to end the nuclear standoff.
- Chinese tour operators based in the border city of Dandong have been told to halt trips to the North Korean capital Pyongyang, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official visit to China.
- Syria’s army and its allies will keep fighting in Syria after the battle ends in Deir al-Zor province, where Islamic State has its last significant stronghold, President Bashar al-Assad said.
- Saudi Arabia has opened a new front in its regional proxy war with Iran, threatening Tehran’s powerful ally Hezbollah and its home country Lebanon to try to regain the upper hand.
- Prince Charles campaigned to alter climate-change agreements without disclosing his private estate had an offshore financial interest in what he was promoting, the Paradise Papers revealed.
- US House Republicans are on the defensive after a new analysis shows some middle-income people would see tax increases under their plan to rewrite the tax code.
No comments:
Post a Comment