2020-01-13

USA

Senior royals to meet after Prince Harry and Meghan's bombshell announcement

"This bombshell had been dropped on the royal family and yet they still hadn't met to discuss it face to face," said NBC royal contributor Camilla Tominey.

13/01/2020

Vatican

Priests should be celibate, says Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis is weighing whether to allow married men to be ordained to make up a shortage of priests

13/01/2020

USA

Sudden volcanic eruption forces thousands to flee in the Philippines

The government volcano-monitoring agency raised the danger level three notches to level 4, indicating "an imminent hazardous eruption."

13/01/2020

USA

Could Democrats be better off without impeachment witnesses?

Analysis: Democrats have to consider whether the promise of new details outweighs the risk of letting the president talk about Joe Biden for weeks on end, say some strategists.

13/01/2020

USA

How Chief Justice John Roberts would preside over the politically charged Trump impeachment trial

Longstanding Senate rules say Roberts, as the presiding officer, may rule on key issues about evidence, including "questions of relevancy, materiality, and redundancy."

13/01/2020

USA

Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions

The timing raises new questions about the Trump administration's stated justification for taking out the top Iranian general.

13/01/2020

Malta

Malta's new Prime Minister promises to stengthen rule of law

Robert Abela takes over from Joseph Muscat as Malta's PM, amid outrage over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

13/01/2020

Libya

Libyan rivals leave Moscow without signing ceasefire deal

The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar and the Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj left Moscow on Tuesday without reaching an agreement on a ceasefire deal proposed by Russia and Turkey.

13/01/2020

Culture news

Inside Christie’s jewellery auction, where diamonds sell for millions

This year, an 18.02-carat diamond ring sold for a whopping £881,250.

13/01/2020

Canada

Iran plane families will get answers, says Canada PM Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been gut-wrenching to listen to stories from relatives of 57 Canadians who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week as he attended one of several memorials across the country on Sunday

13/01/2020

USA

Brother of victim in downed Ukrainian plane: 'He's supposed to be here'

"I can't believe it — that I'm sitting here, in his house, and he's not here," Meisam Salahi said.

13/01/2020

USA

Trump turns focus to Sanders as senator holds stead near top of the Democratic pack

Trump has lobbed fresh attacks at Sanders on Twitter, at a recent rally and in campaign emails.

13/01/2020

No Comment

Baby panda Guoqing celebrates 100 days

Born on the eve of the 70th National Day of China, on September 30, 2019, the baby panda got its name from Guoqing, which literally translates into "national celebration" in honor of the occasion.

13/01/2020

USA

'No earthly idea': Who will win the Iowa caucuses? 5 keys to victory.

The first-in-the-nation voting is just weeks away. There's a crowd of candidates bunched at the top of the field.

13/01/2020

Germany

14,000 evacuated as four suspected WW2 bombs found in Dortmund

Authorities in the German city of Dortmund moved around 14,000 people from homes and buildings due to four suspected unexploded WW2 bombs

13/01/2020