Catalan parliament delays vote on new regional leader
Protests broke out in the Spanish city of Barcelona Tuesday after Catalonia’s parliament postponed a vote on who should be president of the region. Pro-independence parties, which form a majority in the parliament, had nominated only one candidate - the exiled former leader Carles Puigdemont. The stand-off between Barcelona and Madrid looks set to deepen as parties on all sides of the debate harden their positions, as Henry Ridgwell reports.
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will no longer tolerate unfair trade practices and will always put America first in future trade deals. Giving the closing speech at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos on Friday, Trump lauded the performance of the U.S. economy under his leadership. The speech, however, was overshadowed by further controversy over alleged links between the president's campaign team and Russia. Henry Ridgwell reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned whether peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians will ever resume. He made the remarks in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. As Henry Ridgwell reports, Trump is due to give a much-anticipated speech at the summit Friday.
Analysts say many delegates bracing for clash of competing visions as US leader lays out his ‘America First’ vision at Global Economic Forum
President Trump scheduled to give the closing address at WEF
U.S. President Donald Trump is attending the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos – an event seen as the annual signature gathering of the global elite. President Trump is expected to push his agenda of ‘America First’, which calls for restructuring global trade deals and has led Washington to impose tariffs on some imports. As Henry Ridgwell reports, delegates in Davos are braced for the collision of competing visions for the global economy.
Russia tightened its so-called "foreign agent" law last month to target overseas media operating in the country. It means the government can require media outlets to state that they are "foreign agents", and they also have to submit to intensive scrutiny of staffing and financing. Voice of America is among the media organizations to receive such a designation. As Henry Ridgwell reports, similar legislation was introduced in 2012 against civil society groups that receive foreign support.
Moscow expanded law last month to target foreign funded media
In what is seen as a victory for French President Macron, Britain will pay $67 million and expedite asylum processing to relieve Calais asylum crisis
HRW Annual Report 2018 looks at human rights in more than 90 countries
French President due to travel to London Thursday
France is set to demand that Britain pay more to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis around the northern port of Calais – the main gateway from the European mainland to the UK. Hundreds of migrants are living in dire conditions in makeshift camps around the French city. Following a visit to Calais Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron is likely to raise the issue when he visits London later this week, as Henry Ridgwell reports.
Chips' forced surrender of four German soldiers
A U.S. Army dog who saved the lives of his platoon during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 has been posthumously awarded the PDSA ‘Dickin’ Medal – which recognizes the actions of animals serving in military conflict. Chips, a Husky-cross, took part in the beach landings on the Mediterranean island as the United States and its allies tried to turn the course of the war. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Anger has been growing over government tax hikes
Protesters took to the streets in towns and cities across Tunisia for a fourth day Friday, as anger grows over price hikes introduced by the government. Demonstrations in 2011 in Tunisia grew into the revolution that overthrew the government and triggered a wave of uprisings across the Arab world. Seven years on, the dictatorship may have gone but, as Henry Ridgwell reports, lingering social and economic problems are driving the anger, raising the prospect that the unrest could spread.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he expects the White House to impose new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program and its alleged destabilizing actions in the Middle East. The decision on whether to continue to waive other sanctions in line with the 2015 nuclear deal rests with President Donald Trump. The deadline is Friday, and as Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the other signatories have been making clear their support for the agreement.
Over a quarter of the world’s land could become significantly drier over the coming decades, according to new research from Britain’s University of East Anglia and China’s Southern University of Science and Technology. The scientists warn that changes in precipitation and evaporation linked to climate change could increase the likelihood of domino effects like prolonged droughts and forest fires. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Analysts remain skeptical Britain could join TPP
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