Humans accelerating species extinction

PARIS - Humanity is rapidly destroying the natural world upon which our prosperity - and ultimately our survival - depends, according to a landmark United Nations assessment of the state of nature released on Monday.

China's EU envoy urges more BRI cooperation

China and the Europe should step up their practical cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative, also known as BRI, according to China's top diplomat to the European Union.

Trump and Japan's Abe vow unity after DPRK's strike drill

Tokyo and Washington agreed to seek the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula by "coordinating bilateral efforts completely", as the two countries' leaders held telephone talks on Monday evening in response to Pyongyang's recent "strike drill" test involving short-range projectiles.

Former Justice lawyers say Trump charges justified

WASHINGTON - Almost 500 former US Justice Department officials said on Monday in a joint statement that the Mueller report's findings would justify obstruction charges against US President Donald Trump if he were not currently occupying the White House.

Pilot blames lightning for deadly crash landing

The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow's busiest airport, killing 41 of the 78 people aboard, said lightning led to the emergency landing, Agence France-Presse reported.

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US sends naval strike group to Middle East

WASHINGTON - The United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in a "clear and unmistakable" message to Iran, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.

Cyclone death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh

NEW DELHI - The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on Sunday as emergency teams raced to fix water supplies and roads devastated by the storm.

Taliban kill 13 in attack as peace talks falter

The Taliban stormed a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 13 police and setting off a six-hour gunbattle, The Associated Press citied officials as saying.

Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood evokes debates

CAIRO - The recently announced intention of US President Donald Trump to designate the Muslim Brotherhood group as a terrorist organization has raised debate among key players in Middle East.

UN envoy to push Houthi rebels on peace pact

SANAA, Yemen - The UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, in attempt to push the Houthi rebels to implement a peace agreement reached last year.

'Truce reached' to end Gaza escalation

A cease-fire agreement was clinched between Palestinians and Israelis on Monday after a deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel over the weekend, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing media reports.