US House Republicans have unveiled a draft immigration bill that would overhaul the country’s legal immigration system, boost border security, overturn rules that govern family separation at the border and provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. The draft bill, which was unveiled on Thursday night after weeks of […]
Australia welcomes the outcomes from the historic summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Singapore Declaration formally reaffirms North Korea’s commitment to complete denuclearisation, made in the Panmunjom Declaration of 27 April. Today’s declaration also states that the US and North Korea will establish new relations and […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit Washington after their historic summit in Singapore, Pyongyang state media reported on Wednesday. Kim and Trump held the first ever bilateral summit between the leaders of their respective nations on Tuesday, reports Efe news. During the meeting in Singapore, “Kim Jong-un […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the luxury auto manufacturing firm will lay off 9 per cent of its workforce to show that it can be profitable after being unable to move into the black so far in the 15 years since it was founded. Musk sent a letter to Tesla employees on Tuesday […]
French security forces detained the man who took hostages in central Paris and rescued all of the captives safe and sound, the interior minister said. “The individual has been arrested and the hostages are out of danger,” Gerard Collomb wrote on Twitter, praising police, especially the elite BRI unit, for their “professionalism and responsiveness.” The […]
Italy’s new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has refused permission for a rescue vessel to drop off 629 migrants picked up off the Libya’s coast saying ports were closed to migrants from that country, the Guardian reported. Salvini, leader of the far-right League, said Malta should let the Aquarius dock but he was rejected. However, the […]
A US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan’s on Monday, with a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter rescuing the pilot, according to government officials here. The crash of the F-15 jet, which belonged to the US Kadena Air Base, occurred at around 6:40 a.m. local time and around 80 km […]
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said on Sunday the rift between Group of Seven (G7) members at the summit in Quebec, Canada reflects the unpredictability in international politics arena, and he hoped the aftermath of the summit would be cleared up quickly. Trump said on Saturday that he has instructed US representatives not to endorse […]
Two senior White House officials on Sunday blasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his earlier statements during the just concluded Group of Seven (G7) summit. Trudeau announced on Saturday that all G7 members had endorsed the joint communique; however, he noted that the US tariffs are “insulting” and Canada “will not be pushed around”. […]
North Korean state media announced on Monday that its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will discuss issues such as denuclearisation during their summit on Tuesday here, as part of a new era in relations between the two countries. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the two leaders will talk in […]