A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific. U.S. officials have been warning for years that the United States was being ... Read More »
Unbelievable’ results could translate to years of extra life for some patients Cutting edge cancer treatments which are currently held back as a last resort for patients with no other options could mean people “live years longer” when used as a first choice, experts have said. Immunotherapies, which reprogramme the ... Read More »
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said in an interview with US television channel Fox on the same day that Prince Mohammed had no knowledge of Khashoggi’s death. The King of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince sent their condolences to a son of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist ... Read More »
Prime minister takes unusual step of briefing planned Brexit remarks to MPs in advance Theresa May will tell the Commons on Monday that 95% of the Brexit withdrawal agreement and its protocols are settled as she seeks to demonstrate to anxious MPs in her own party that she is making ... Read More »
Former Russian leader weighs in Donald Trump’s decision Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said he thinks Donald Trump is making a “mistake” by leaving its nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. Mr Gorbachev was one of the original signatories to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed originally in 1987 ... Read More »
Residents can now possess and share up to 30 grams of the drug in public Canada has embarked on one of its most ambitious public and economic experiments in decades, with adults now able to buy marijuana legally. Canadians in Newfoundland in the east were the first to have legal ... Read More »
City of Chengdu unveils plans to replace streetlights with a satellite that boosts glow of real moon China is planning to launch its own “artificial moon” by the year 2020, it has been reported. The city of Chengdu has unveiled plans to replace the city’s streetlights with a satellite that ... Read More »
South Korea’s president spoke of “heart-warming” moves toward peace on the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, a day before he is expected to relay an invitation to Pope Francis to visit North Korea. Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the number two in the Vatican, said a Mass in St. Peter’s ... Read More »
AIN ATA, Lebanon: Nestled in the mountains of the Rashaya district, covered by greenery and carrying the scent of fresh air, residents of the small village of Ain Ata are proud of “their son” Fernando Haddad, who is running in Brazil’s presidential elections. A former mayor of Sao Paulo, Haddad ... Read More »
UNITED NATIONS — The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday allowed the Palestinians to act more like a full UN member state during meetings in 2019 when they will chair the group of 77 developing nations. The United States, Israel, and Australia voted against the move, which won 146 ... Read More »
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