politics

US states sue Washington over immigrant separation

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its "zero tolerance" policy that led…

Japan halts missile drills after Trump-Kim summit: reports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic…

Trump orders halt to family separations

by Paul Handley © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of…

Nicaraguan security forces move on opposition bastion

  MASAYA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Nicaraguan police and pro-government paramilitaries moved to reassert control over the city of Masaya by force…

In impoverished Bolivia, president’s new palace an eyesore for some

  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Bolivia's new presidential palace is certainly an attention-getter, from its heliport to its 29-story tower…

China accuses Trump of ‘blackmail’ after new tariffs threat

by Ryan Mcmorrow © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of "blackmail" and warned it…

Trump escalates China trade war with extra tariffs

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump escalated a growing trade war with China by unveiling plans Monday to…

US, S. Korea confirm suspending military drills

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US and South Korean militaries confirmed Tuesday they have called off upcoming joint exercises,…

S. Korea holds war games to defend against Japan

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Monday  began two days of war games to practise defending the disputed…

Trump, America’s oldest first-time president, turns 72

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump turned 72 on Thursday, having returned to the fray of Washington politics after…

At school-turned-command post, Nicaraguan students defy Ortega’s ‘law of the jungle’

by Maggy Donaldson © Agence France-Presse MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- The day M.M. traded his books for mortars and joined the…

South Korea ruling party sweeps local elections after summit

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (DP) won a landslide victory Wednesday in local elections…

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