Ukraine president plans to implement land reform this year
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine will implement land reform this year and that his government would carry out major privatizations....
Activist groups urge insurers to drop coverage of oil sands pipeline
A coalition of 32 environmental and indigenous groups on Thursday urged insurers to stop underwriting the Trans Mountain pipeline to pressure Canada to cancel its...
P&O Cruises cancels Dubai and Gulf voyages amid Iran tensions
P&O Cruises has canceled cruises around Dubai and the Arabian Gulf after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the region....
An archetypal rebel: how Johnson’s chief adviser is driving Brexit
Boris Johnson has lost no time in making his mark as British prime minister. In two weeks, he has toured the country telling Britons a...
Israel says soldier stabbed to death in Palestinian attack in West Bank
An Israeli soldier was found stabbed to death in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was killed by...
Israeli soldier stabbed to death in Palestinian attack in West Bank
An Israeli soldier was found stabbed to death in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was killed by...
China denounces Australian lawmaker’s World War Two Germany remark
China said on Thursday it “strongly deplores” comments by the head of Australia’s parliamentary intelligence committee, who likened the West’s attitude to China to the...
Thai PM vows to take sole responsibility for oath of office gaffe
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday he will take sole responsibility for failing to recite the full oath of allegiance when he and...
Israel says soldier stabbed to death in West Bank
An Israeli soldier was found stabbed to death near a Jewish settlement outside the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Thursday,...
Judo diplomacy: fighting China’s sway in Samoa
Derek Sua is learning the Japanese martial art judo with the help of his black-belt Japanese sensei, paid for by Japan. It’s part of a...