World
US again slashing number of refugees it will accept
Washington, Sep 18 (AP/UNB)— The U.S. will slash the number of refugees it will accept for a second straight year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, insisting amid criticism from human rights groups that the country is still committed to providing sanctuary to people fleeing the world's danger zones.
Israeli fire wounds dozens in Gaza as thousands protest
Gaza City, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — Gaza's Health Ministry says 26 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire during a mass protest on the border with Israel.
Syrian TV says Israeli strikes hit state company, 10 injured
Damascus, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — Loud explosions shook Syria's coastal province of Latakia late Monday, sending orange flames into the sky in what Syrian state media said was an Israeli attack on a state company for technical industries that injured 10 people.
Pakistan's PM pledges citizenship for Bengali refugee children
Islamabad, Sept 18 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to grant citizenship to Pakistan-born children of Afghan and Bengali refugees who have been living in the country for decades.
US and Russia clash over enforcing UN sanctions on NKorea
United Nations, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — The United States and Russia clashed Monday over enforcing U.N. sanctions against North Korea, with the U.S. ambassador accusing Moscow of "cheating" and Russia's envoy accusing Washington of "political ill-intent."
UN envoy: Afghanistan is in best position for peace talks
United Nations, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan said Monday that the war-torn country is in its best position since 2001 to start the process leading to peace talks with the Taliban.
Merkel, Algerian officials discuss migration, Libya
Algiers, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday during a one-day visit to the country to discuss migration and the situation in neighboring Libya.
Moon and Kim meet for nuclear talks
Pyongyang, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for his third and possibly most challenging summit yet with leader Kim Jong Un in which he hopes to break an impasse in talks with the United States over the North's denuclearization and breathe energy into his own efforts to expand and improve relations between the Koreas.
GOP, White House fret about election prospects
Washington, Sep 17 (AP/UNB) — The prognosis for President Donald Trump and his party was grim.
South Korea plays down chance of nuke progress at Kim summit
Seoul, Sep 17 (AP/UNB) — A senior South Korean official on Monday played down the chance that this week's inter-Korean summit will result in major progress in efforts to rid North Korea of its nuclear program.