UNITED NATIONS—Leaders from around the world maintained a defiant front Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement entered into force in the General Assembly hall last November, just days before the U.S. presidential election. And it was at the UN this week that the isolation of the United States was palpable. The last time the United States’ standing had fallen so low was during its invasion of Iraq, several said. This definitely also changes how we are looking at the United States.”

Source: thestar June 01, 2017 22:18 UTC