Manila, May 30.─ Teenage gunmen have been fighting with Islamist militants besieging the southern Philippine city of Marawi, fleeing witnesses have claimed.
More than 50,000 people have escaped and at least 19 civilians are among almost 100 killed since militias affiliated with Isil overran the Muslim-majority city of 200,000 last week.
Taormina, Italy; May 27 (AP).─ A summit of the leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies has ended without a unanimous agreement on climate change, as the Trump administration plans to take more time to say whether the U.S. is going to remain in the Paris climate deal.
The other six powers in the Group of Seven have agreed to stick with their previous commitment to implement that Paris deal to rein in greenhouse gases to fight climate change. The final G-7 statement expresses "understanding" for the U.S. review process.
Riyadh, May 21.─ Eliminating terror and extremism is not a one-country responsibility, but a challenge facing all nations that requires them to unite to overcome it, US President Donald Trump said Sunday while addressing the Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh.
In his first speech on foreign soil, in Saudi Arabia, Trump said the fight against extremism is “a battle between good and evil,” calling on Muslim nations to take the lead in stamping out terror.
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