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May 24, 2017 6:53 AM

Australian indigenous leaders meet for historic summit

In central Australia, hundreds of indigenous leaders have gathered for a historic summit on formally recognising the country's first inhabitants. The three-day summit at Uluru coincides with the 50th anniversary of a vote that allowed indigenous Australians to be included on a national census.&...

May 24, 2017 5:35 AM

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be next Director General of WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia will be the next Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). He will be the first African to head up the UN agency, after winning the most votes from 186 member States. He replaces Margaret Chan, who will step down from her 10-year post at the en...

May 24, 2017 5:27 AM

Duterte declares martial law in southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in the southern region of Mindanao, where security forces have been battling Islamic State group- linked militants. Spokesman Ernesto Abella yesterday said in a nationally televised briefing from Moscow where the President was on an official ...

May 24, 2017 5:23 AM

Britain raises terror threat level to critical, deploys army

Britain raised its terror threat level to critical, meaning a new attack is believed to be imminent and soldiers are being deployed to assist armed police. <br/><br/>British Prime Minister Theresa May said that it is a possibility we cannot ignore that there is a wider group of individua...

May 24, 2017 12:39 AM

Trump arrives in Rome for meeting with Pope Francis

US President Donald Trump today arrived in Rome for a high-profile meeting with Pope Francis. Trump, on his first official tour has already been to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Palestinian territories. <br/><br/>Trump is due at the Vatican tomorrow morning for a meeting with the pope. Th...

May 23, 2017 11:32 PM

IS claims responsibility for Manchester Arena attack killing 22

In Britain, a lone suicide bomber set off a powerful homemade bomb at a concert of US pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester city, killing at least 22 people and injuring 59 others. This is the deadliest terror attack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings. <br/><br/>The Islamic State t...

May 23, 2017 11:25 PM

UN seeks security for Syria gas attacks investigators

The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the site of last month's suspected sarin gas attack in Syria. <br/><br/>UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council that planning for the fact-findin...

May 23, 2017 11:24 PM

UN seeks security for Syria gas attacks investigators

The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the site of last month's suspected sarin gas attack in Syria. UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council that planning for the fact-finding mission to Khan Shei...

May 23, 2017 8:41 PM

Trump expresses commitment to peace in West Asia

US President Donald Trump has expressed his commitment to peace in West Asia at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. <br/><br/>The two leaders met in Bethlehem in the West Bank today. The US President is visiting the town on his first overseas tour since taking office. He ...

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