Home » World News
World News on June 24th, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
VietPress USA (June 24th, 2017):
2802
Trump may exit peace talks after 'tense' Kushner/Abbas meeting: A Palestinian official claims Abbas is furious at American demands, accuses the US of taking sides. (jpost.com)
submitted by Neo2199
30.0k
Jordan to cancel 'marry the victim' clause that exempts a rapist from punishment if he marries his victim. (apnews.com)
submitted by TragicDonut
3533
766
Surge in wildlife killings is wiping out giraffes - "In the past 30 years, populations of two East African varieties, the Nubian and reticulated giraffes, have plunged by 97% and 78%"(sciencemag.org)
submitted by FillsYourNiche
43.4k
Trump appears to admit Russia interfered in the US election in a tweet criticizing Obama (businessinsider.com)
submitted by screaming_librarian
906
Three-year-old girl and human rights campaigners added to terror blacklist used by major banks (independent.co.uk)
submitted by rfeeds
•
693
US sailors who 'fell sick from Fukushima radiation' allowed to sue Japan, nuclear plant operator (telegraph.co.uk)
submitted by fartyolo69
844
Istanbul bans gay and transgender pride march for second year | Article [AMP] | Reuters (mobile.reuters.com)
submitted by statelessnfaithless
333
Pakistan bombings: 73 killed, 100 injured in multiple attacks in Quetta, Karachi, Parachinar (firstpost.com)
submitted by green_flash
109
$1 billion ransom reportedly paid to release members of Qatar’s royal family and others who were kidnapped in Iraq (thehill.com)
submitted by SimulationMe
209
The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has now exceeded 200,000, the United Nations says. There are 5,000 new cases every day. So far more than 1,300 people have died. (bbc.com)
submitted by green_flash
425
UK Parliament hit by cyber attack - The House of Parliament have reportedly been targeted in a cyber attack designed to give hackers access to MPs' email accounts.(independent.co.uk)
submitted by NinjaDiscoJesus
1237
Another North Korean defects to the South - A soldier from North Korea has defected to South Korea through the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas, making it the third such defection in just two weeks. (9news.com.au)
submitted by ManiaforBeatles
1035
www.Vietpressusa.us