Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires ‘tragedy’
A crisis over burning forest in the Amazon is “incredibly tragic”, actor Leonardo DiCaprio said on Monday, urging governments to do more, amid growing international...
U.S. futures recover after Trump eases stance on China trade
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to ease trade tensions with China, soothing investor nerves after intense...
Protests in Indonesia’s Papua spotlight demand for independence referendum
Thousands of Papuans staged another series of rallies on Monday in several towns of Indonesia’s easternmost region, after protests that erupted last week over perceived...
Rejection of international law on the rise, Iran’s foreign minister says
The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the...
Cuadrilla reports another tremor near fracking site in north England
British shale gas exploration firm Cuadrilla said another earth tremor occurred on Monday near its fracking site in northwest England, bigger than a 2011 quake...
Iran foreign minister says rejection of international law is on the rise
The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the...
Yemen Houthis say they attacked Saudi capital, coalition dismisses report
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Monday it had attacked a military target in the Saudi capital Riyadh with armed drones – though the Saudi coalition...
Trump says India, Pakistan can handle Kashmir dispute on their own
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that India and Pakistan could handle their dispute over Kashmir on their own, but he was there should...
Pitney Bowes to sell software solutions unit to Syncsort for $700 million
E-commerce solutions firm Pitney Bowes Inc said on Monday it would sell its software solutions business to enterprise software company Syncsort for $700 million in...
Italy’s PD says it, 5-Star must listen to each other quickly
Italy’s main opposition Democratic Party (PD) and the 5-Star Movement must try to understand each other’s points of view quickly, PD leader Nicola Zingaretti said...