Police: Christchurch shooting suspect was arrested on way to third location
The suspect accused of killing 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch last week was on his way to a third location when he was arrested, the New Zealand police…
Politics
Last Soviet-era leader resigns
The last reigning Soviet-era president has resigned. After 30 years at the helm of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, 78, announced his resignation Tuesday, but he will remain chairman of the Central…
EU gives tentative OK to Brexit deadline extension — with conditions
EU Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday agreed to give Britain an extension to its Brexit deadline but only if the British Parliament agrees on a deal next week. Tusk…
Finland claims top spot in World Happiness Report 2nd year in a row
Finland maintained its No. 1 spot for the second year in a row in the United Nations’ World Happiness Report released Wednesday. Northern Europeans held onto most of the top…
Pompeo meets Netanyahu in Israel to talk security, Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Middle East this week to meet leaders in Israel, Kuwait and Lebanon, and discuss potential threats posed by Iran. Pompeo visited…
British House speaker blocks third vote on Brexit deal
British House Speaker John Bercow blocked Prime Minister Theresa May from asking Members of Parliament to hold another vote on her Brexit deal unless it is fundamentally changed. Bercow said…
Japan’s Olympic president to resign amid bribery probe
The chief of Japan’s Olympic Committee, currently suspected of bribery, is expected to resign this summer. Tsunekazu Takeda, the president, may have paid off members of the International Olympic Committee,…
New Zealand PM: I’ll never utter accused gunman’s name
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden told Parliament Tuesday that she will never utter the name of the man who killed 50 people and injured 50 others during last week’s…
Third Canadian official resigns in scandal threatening Trudeau
Another top Canadian official quit Monday over a widening scandal that threatens Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration for its handling of a corruption investigation of a major Canadian contractor. Michael…
GM to invest $2.7B over 5 years at Brazil production plants
General Motors is planning to invest $2.7 billion over the next five years in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, after securing incentives and a union accord. Of the total…
