The Buzz | Spanish judge withdraws arrest warrant for Catalan leaders

A Spanish judge yesterday withdrew the European arrest warrants for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his former cabinet who have been fighting extradition from

EU | Theresa May makes diplomatic blitz to unlock Brexit talks

British Prime Minister Theresa May will make a diplomatic blitz to Brussels early today to meet top European Union officials and try to reach

USA | Billy Bush says Trump ‘Access Hollywood’ tape is real

Billy Bush said it was indeed Donald Trump’s voice captured on a 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape talking about fame enabling him to grope and try to have sex

Offbeat | Former President Barack Obama: ‘Think before you tweet’

When former President Barack Obama spoke to a leadership forum in India’s capital last week, he never once used the words “Donald Trump” and was careful to avoid

This Day in History | 1950 Pyongyang taken as UN retreats

Chinese troops have entered the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, as United Nations forces are pushed steadily back towards South Korea. The North Korean People’s Army

The Buzz | United Nations voices alarm about spread of HIV in Egypt

The U.N. is voicing alarm over the spread of HIV in Egypt, where the number of new cases is growing by up to 40 percent a year, and

Kushner: Trump still undecided on Israel’s capital

President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital or whether to proceed immediately in moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv

World Briefs

N.KOREA  The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight saw what it believes was North Korea’s latest missile test last week, the second airline to

Trump tweet raises questions about why he fired Flynn

President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting he knew at the time that Flynn

Israel | Police question Israeli leader’s ally on corruption charges

Israeli police yesterday questioned a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges dating to his pre-parliament days as he was pushing for pro-Netanyahu legislation

Dutch autopsy shows dead war criminal had cyanide in system

A former Croatian general who died after swallowing a liquid at a war crimes hearing in the Netherlands had cyanide in his system, Dutch prosecutors said after an

Offbeat | Sphinx from 90-year-old movie set unearthed

Archaeologists working in sand dunes on the central California coast have dug up an intact plaster sphinx that was part of an Egyptian movie set built

This Day in History | 1976 – ‘Genius’ composer Benjamin Britten dies

Benjamin Britten, considered to be Britain’s leading composer, has died aged 63. He had been fighting ill health since a heart operation in 1973. Mr

World briefs

NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un thanked workers during a visit to a factory that built the tires for a huge vehicle used to transport a new intercontinental

The Buzz | Rugby: South Africa retain Dubai Sevens title

South Africa defended the Dubai Sevens rugby title by beating New Zealand 24-12 in the final on Saturday. New Zealand undermined its cause in the first minute when

Trump stokes anti-Muslim sentiment; censured in US, abroad

Stoking the same anti-Islam sentiments he fanned on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump yesterday retweeted a string of inflammatory videos from a fringe British

Offbeat | Russian network RT loses Capitol Hill credentials

Broadcast reporters for Russian state-funded TV channel RT will no longer be able to report daily from the U.S. Capitol. A committee that governs Capitol Hill access

This Day in History | 1955 – Black woman challenges race law

A black woman has been arrested by police in Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. Mrs

World briefs

INDONESIA The compelling impulse to see an aggressive and majestic show of nature, and to record an uncontrollable force, is motivating some visitors to the tropical island of

The Buzz | Al Gore opens startup networking event in Finland

Al Gore has kicked off one of Europe’s largest startup events in Finland, where 2,600 companies and some 1,500 investors are gathering to network and negotiate funding.

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