Trump-Kim meeting set to take place on June 12
Washington: The historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong un is set to take place on June 12, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers on Wednesday.
opp flays Macron plan for urban poverty
Paris: French opposition parties and media on Wednesday slammed President Emmanuel Macron’s plan for tackling urban poverty, saying the proposals unveiled a day earlier lacked ambition and were just for show.
Catalonia postpones swearing in new govt
Barcelona: Catalonia’s new separatist president on Wednesday postponed the swearing in of his administration after Madrid rejected four regional minister who are in jail or exile over the region’s independence push.
Heatwave kills nearly 180 people in Karachi
Karachi: Nearly 180 people have died in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi over the past four days due to the harsh weather conditions, a leading welfare organisation said on Wednesday.
Israeli court suspends HRW official’s expulsion
Jerusalem: An Israeli court on Wednesday suspended an expulsion order for Human Rights Watch’s country director until a decision is taken on a HRW legal challenge against it, the rights watchdog said.