LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Boris Johnson, a leader of the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, suggested President Barack Obama should stay out of the U.K. debate on the issue, adding that Obama may have an "ancestral dislike of the British Empire" because of his Kenyan roots, sparking a flurry of criticism Friday.
On a visit to the island nation, Obama weighed in on the debate about European Union membership, urging U.K. voters to back staying in the 28-nation economic bloc.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Leaders from at least 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal took a key step forward. But Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz criticized the accord as an attack on American families even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry predicted that the U.S. would formally adopt its requirements this year.
President Barack Obama praised the signings, saying he hopes the accord will allow "all of our children to inherit a cleaner, healthier, and safer planet." The U.S. is the second-largest producer of carbon emissions, after China. Neither country has formally ratified the agreement.
