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Trump: No rush on denuclearization

US President Donald Trump is downplaying expectations for his second summit next week with DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un, as he said on Tuesday that he is "in no rush" to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

May back to Brussels for Brexit as clock ticks

British Prime Minister Theresa May returned to Brussels on Wednesday for further talks with European Union officials in an attempt to resolve Britain's exit from the EU.

Thousands rally against anti-Semitism

PARIS - Dozens of government officials and politicians on Tuesday joined thousands of French people massed in the Republic Square in Paris to say stop to anti-Semitic acts and violence.

Military backs Maduro, on 'alert' at border

Venezuela's military said on Tuesday that it was on alert at its frontiers following threats by US President Donald Trump and suspended air and sea links with the island of Curacao ahead of a planned aid shipment.

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16 US states sue govt over emergency

A coalition of 16 US states sued the federal government on Monday over President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on the southern border with Mexico, saying the move violated the Constitution.

Honda will close its only factory in Europe

Honda has confirmed its plan to leave the United Kingdom as unprecedented global changes affect the car industry and the country prepares to exit the European Union.

US, DPRK consider exchanging envoys

The United States is considering setting up a liaison office in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a symbolic move that analysts said could show how relations between Washington and Pyongyang have seriously begun to thaw.

Karl Lagerfeld, fashion's quick-witted king, has died

PARIS - They called him the "Kaiser", and for decades, Karl Lagerfeld, who died on Tuesday, reigned imperially over the fashion world. He was around 85 years old.

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Saudi signs $20b deal with Pakistan

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud visited Pakistan and signed investment agreements with the country during the past weekend, a move considered to benefit more than just both ends in the future.