Obama touts Paris accord despite US withdrawal

Seoul, July 4 - Former US President Barack Obama championed global leaders' commitment to the Paris Agreement despite Washington's withdrawal from the accord, the media reported. The Paris agreement, even with the temporary absence of US leadership, will still be a critical factor in helping our children solve the enormous challenge in civilisation, Obama said on Monday at a Seoul conference organised by South Korea's Chosun Ilbo media group.

Beijing Hits Out at U.S. Navy Exercises in South China Sea in a Sign of Turbulent Relations Ahead

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem east of the Korean peninsula during Operation Foal Eagle March 22, 2017. the U.S. government that sending an American naval vessel into territorial waters it claims around the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea was a "serious political and military provocation," in the latest of a slew of incidents that augur souring relations between the world's two largest economies.

National View: The Trump administration calls China’s bluff on North Korea

The Trump administration on Thursday announced secondary sanctions against Chinese entities accused of aiding North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs. The action is a sharp turn in President Donald Trump's approach to China and the beginning of a new and unpredictable effort to use sticks instead of carrots with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump administration is calling China’s bluff on North Korea

The Trump administration on Thursday announced secondary sanctions against Chinese entities accused of aiding North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs. The action is a sharp turn in President Donald Trump's approach to China and the beginning of a new and unpredictable effort to use sticks instead of carrots with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

U.S. brands China as among worst human trafficking offenders

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday placed China on its global list of the worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labor, a step that could aggravate tensions with Beijing that had eased under President Donald Trump. Trump, however, has grown increasingly frustrated over China's inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials told Reuters.

Washington moves to ban citizens’ travel to N. Korea

South Koreans staged a memorial rally for Otto Warmbier near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea on Friday. The U.S. State Department urges Americans to avoid traveling to more than three dozen nations, including such troubled locales as Libya, Cameroon and Venezuela.

Moon, Trump to face showdown on FTA renegotiation

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is expected to pitch for the benefits of the two countries' bilateral free trade pact during his upcoming trip to the US, but may face some tough challenges in talks with his counterpart Donald Trump who has been calling for the renegotiation of the landmark deal, industry watchers said Sunday. There have been growing concerns here over a possible renegotiation of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, dubbed KORUS FTA, as Trump has denounced the free trade agreement as a "job-killing" deal and a "disaster."

James Blunt and wife Sofia Wellesley attend Royal Ascot

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Trump wants Jets owner, former Dodgers co-owner as US envoys

The life of a 22-year-old college student who died this week after being detained for nearly a year and a half in North Korea will be celebrated in an Ohio hometown still stunned by his loss. The life of a 22-year-old college student who died this week after being detained for nearly a year and a half in North Korea will be celebrated in an Ohio hometown still stunned by his loss.

Fake quake: Report of major California temblor a false alarm

An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults _ and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene flaw that fuels the damage to their... An experimental drug is showing promise against an untreatable eye disease that blinds older adults _ and intriguingly, it seems to work in patients who carry a particular gene flaw that fuels the damage to their vision. San Francisco has approved a bill that bans the sale of flavored nicotine-laced liquid used in electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products.

5 things you need to know Thursday

Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2tw6L0F Senate Republicans are unveiling their health care bill Thursday, and a vote could happen as early as next week, according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Republicans can't vote on the bill until the Congressional Budget Office analyzes how many people will be affected by it and how much it will cost.

Hunt for ‘Indian’ man who approached two teenage girls

Heartbreaking final photos of American student Otto Warmbier laughing and joking in North Korea before being jailed and brutalized into fatal coma for 'stealing' propaganda poster BREAKING: Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick RESIGNS citing 'difficulties in his personal life' just days after going on indefinite leave in wake of company's sexual harassment scandal EXCLUSIVE - 'We had to be very quiet': British tourist reveals how she was taken to 'secret, off-limits' floor of North Korean hotel by the same tour company which arranged Otto Warmbier's fatal trip Coroner grants request from Otto Warmbier's family NOT to perform autopsy on the student who died after being held captive in North Korea for 17 months EXCLUSIVE - Another bad day for Bill: Disgraced ex-Fox news host will NOT get $14.5million judgement awarded to him in messy court battle with ex-wife as judge overturns 2011 ... (more)

Police Taser man outside Regents Park Mosque

Heartbreaking final photos of American student Otto Warmbier laughing and joking in North Korea before being jailed and brutalized into fatal coma for 'stealing' propaganda poster BREAKING: Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick RESIGNS citing 'difficulties in his personal life' just days after going on indefinite leave in wake of company's sexual harassment scandal EXCLUSIVE - 'We had to be very quiet': British tourist reveals how she was taken to 'secret, off-limits' floor of North Korean hotel by the same tour company which arranged Otto Warmbier's fatal trip Coroner grants request from Otto Warmbier's family NOT to perform autopsy on the student who died after being held captive in North Korea for 17 months EXCLUSIVE - Another bad day for Bill: Disgraced ex-Fox news host will NOT get $14.5million judgement awarded to him in messy court battle with ex-wife as judge overturns 2011 ... (more)