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UN slaps new sanctions on N Korea

Bloomberg The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved new sanctions targeting North Korea’s economy following the launch of a ballistic missile last month that Kim Jong Un’s regime said shows it can now target the entire continental US. A week after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called out Russia and China for their support of Kim Jong Un’s regime, ...

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US court delivers fresh blow to Trump travel ban

Washington / Reuters A US Appeals court said President Donald Trump’s hotly contested travel ban targeting people from six Muslim- majority countries should not be applied to people with strong US ties. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers several West Coast states, also said its ruling would be put on hold pending a decision on the latest ...

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May eyes 2022 vote after surviving turbulent year

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May refused to rule out running for another term in 2022 as she shrugged off suggestions that 2017 has been the worst year of her political career. May lost her Conservative Party’s majority after calling a snap general election in June and has seen three cabinet ministers forced out of office. Britain also experienced a ...

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