US poised to announce exit from UNhrc
Washington: The Trump administration is poised to announce its departure from the United Nations’ main human rights body in its latest withdrawal from an international institution.
Yemen forces enter Hodeida airport
Khokha (Yemen): UAE-backed Yemeni Government forces fought their way into Hodeida airport, pressing an offensive that has seen some of the most intense fighting of a three-year war against Shia Huthi rebels.
Kim meets Xi to work out future course
Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un briefed Chinese Pre-sident Xi Jinping on his historic summit with US President Don-ald Trump, underscoring Beijing’s role in denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula.
Dutch judges nix bid to take Brexit case to European court
The Hague: Dutch judges threw out a bid by British expatriates to take a landmark case demanding rights as EU citizens after Brexit to Europe’s top court. The Amsterdam appeals court found in favour of the Dutch Government, ruling the claims brought by the expats “too vague” to go before the European Court of Justice. They argued by living in the EU for so long they had acquired independent rights as EU citizens, over and above being citizens of any specific EU member country.