US says North Korea is an urgent priority for America

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs are an urgent priority for the United States, and Washington remains committed to denuclearizing the country, the US State Department said on Friday (February 12). The Biden administration’s lack of direct engagement with North Korea should not be seen as …

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Citigroup Slashes CEO Salary by 21% to $ 19 Million

[ad_1] Deal Citigroup Inc said late Friday that outgoing CEO Mike Corbat’s compensation for 2020 would be $ 19 million, a decrease of 21 percent from 2019, according to a regulatory filing. FILE PHOTO: The Citi Bank logo is displayed in a showroom in Bangkok, Thailand on May 12, 2016. …

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UN Rights Envoy, US Urges Sanctions Against Myanmar Army

[ad_1] GENEVA: The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar on Friday urged the UN Security Council to consider imposing sanctions and arms embargoes when a UN human rights body adopted a resolution calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. The United States, which imposed its own sanctions …

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