NUUK, Greenland -- Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Saturday that ongoing negotiations with the United States are "still not where we want to be," signaling that a final agreement remains distant.
Speaking at a trilateral press conference with Canada to mark the opening of Canada's first consulate in Nuuk, Motzfeldt acknowledged that the situation has improved compared with a month ago, citing the establishment of a diplomatic track and direct dialogue with Washington. (Greenland-U.S.-Denmark)
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TOKYO -- Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with over 1,200 candidates competing for 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the powerful lower chamber of parliament.
The primary focus of the election is whether the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party will secure a majority and allow the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to continue, or whether the opposition will expand its strength and block that outcome. (Japan-Election-Voting)
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NEW DELHI -- At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in Saturday's building collapse in Kota in India's western state of Rajasthan, a government official said Sunday.
Briefing the media on the mishap, Kota's Divisional Commissioner Anil Agrawal said two dead bodies had been recovered from the site of the incident, adding that efforts were being made to identify the deceased. (India-Building Collapse-Death Toll)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration will hold more talks on Iran early next week, hours after having a "very good" indirect dialogue with Iran in Oman amid high tensions.
"We likewise had very good talks on Iran," Trump told reporters on board Air Force One en route to his Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida for the weekend. (U.S.-Trump-Iran)
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