Following the exposure of Belgiums mishandling of Muammar Gaddafis frozen funds, it turns out that the British government has been collecting taxes on the former head of states blocked UK assets. British and US lawmakers have discussed the legality of Londons move and shared prognoses on whether the money will ever be returned to the Libyans.
Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, he told supporters at a rally outside the capital, Caracas: “In the next few days, we’ll decide our destiny.”
"Yes, I will be there. Mr Putin invited me and I will come ... The celebration of this date is important to France because we know that we owe Russia and those who resisted", Macron said in a video aired by the Russian Channel One.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed at their meeting on Sunday to push forward dialogue for making a new breakthrough in the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, North Korean state media said on Monday.
Vast crowds have taken to the streets in Sudan to demonstrate against military rule, with reports of deaths and injuries. The state news agency said seven people had died and 181 were hurt, citing the health ministry.
Factory activity shrank in most Asian countries in June as the simmering U.S.-China trade conflict put further strains on the region’s manufacturing sector, keeping policymakers under pressure to deploy stronger steps to avert a global recession.
In the early hours of July 1, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrike on several military targets in the Syrian capital of Damascus and in the central governorate of Homs.
Tonnes of Canadian garbage left in the Philippines for years arrived back home Saturday (Jun 29), putting an end to a festering diplomatic row that highlighted how Asian nations have grown tired of being the worlds trash dump.
Members of the Organization of American States (OAS) ended two days of meetings on Friday without a clear plan for increasing pressure on embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, despite a majority vote to recognize a representative from the country’s opposition.
Earlier in the week, forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced that they had managed to break up Haftars months-long advancement towards Tripoli and recapture the town of Gharyan.
The US and China have agreed to resume trade talks, easing a long row that has contributed to a global economic slowdown. US President Donald Trump and Chinas President Xi Jinping reached agreement at the G20 summit in Japan.
