UN Slams Iran’s Brutal Repression at Emergency Session
GENEVA – The U.N. rights chief urged Iran on Friday to end its “brutal repression” of protests during an emergency session of the Human Rights Council, where a group of states is calling for U.N. investigators to document alleged abuses…
Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up
DAVOS, Switzerland/NUUK – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward…
Trump’s Detroit trip puts manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
DEARBORN, Michigan – President Donald Trump traveled to Detroit on Tuesday, aiming to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs as the White House strives to show it is addressing the economic anxieties gripping…
Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts who say that Congress…