Former Cardinal McCarrick defrocked over sex abuse allegations

Disgraced former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been expelled from the Roman Catholic priesthood following allegations against him, including sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican said on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2toLM0J

Read More

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dismissed from priesthood: Vatican

Disgraced former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been expelled from the priesthood following allegations against him, including sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican said on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GtHldO

Read More

El Salvador: Woman jailed over stillbirth is freed from 30-year sentence

Evelyn Hernández, who says she was raped and did not know she was pregnant, faces a re-trial.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SCQQ0z

Read More

Iran asks Pakistan to move against militants who killed 27 Guards

Iran urged neighboring Pakistan on Saturday to crack down on militants who killed 27 of its Revolutionary Guards in an attack near the border or expect military action by Tehran "to punish the terrorists", state media reported.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X6ch8V

Read More

SDF take control of last IS enclave in east Syria: Observatory

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said U.S.-backed fighters seized the last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Saturday after the jihadists who were still there surrendered.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TPl64Q

Read More

Afghan Taliban likely to meet Saudi crown prince in Pakistan: sources

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his visit to Pakistan starting on Sunday, Pakistani government sources said, part of efforts to broker an end to Afghanistan's 17-year-old civil war.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UZBHmL

Read More

Turkey's Erdogan says no going back from S-400 deal with Russia: NTV

Turkey will not turn back from its deal to buy S-400 missile systems from Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Saturday, a day after an informal deadline Washington set for Ankara to respond to a rival offer passed.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GtgRJe

Read More

Airbus CEO tells Germany to reform arms policy for good of Europe

Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders urged Germany to press ahead with plans to create common European regulations on arms exports, saying the issue posed a litmus test for Berlin's ambitions to foster a European defense policy.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GJb2GO

Read More

U.S. adviser Bolton promises India support after Kashmir attack

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton spoke to his Indian counterpart promising support to bring those responsible for a deadly car bombing in disputed Kashmir to justice, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2N9Frzn

Read More

U.S. backs India's right to self-defense over Kashmir attack: Indian government

The United States supports India's right to self-defense against cross-border attacks, India's foreign ministry said on Saturday after a deadly car bombing in disputed Kashmir raised tensions with rival neighbor Pakistan.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UZW9nB

Read More

Mexican president visits 'El Chapo's' home turf seeking reconciliation

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador visited the birthplace of the country's most infamous drug trafficker, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, on Friday, calling for peace and reconciliation days after a U.S. jury convicted the kingpin.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GJ2Eao

Read More

U.S.-China trade talks to resume next week, Trump hints at extension

The United States and China will resume trade talks next week in Washington with time running short to ease their bruising trade war, but U.S. President Donald Trump repeated on Friday that he may extend a March 1 deadline for a deal and keep tariffs on Chinese goods from rising.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V4rJAH

Read More

China-U.S. trade talks 'making a final sprint': state media

Chinese state media on Saturday expressed cautious optimism over trade talks between the United States and China, a day after President Xi Jinping said a week of discussions had produced "step-by-step" progress.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TO9Sxn

Read More

Trump to nominate Satterfield ambassador to Turkey

President Donald Trump intends to nominate David Satterfield, a veteran diplomat with deep experience in the Middle East, to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey, the White House said on Friday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SE3NqM

Read More