Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 13

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said here on Tuesday that Washington is willing to begin talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea without preconditions.

"We're ready to have the first meeting without preconditions," Tillerson told a policy forum at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank. He noted that the dialogue is possible whenever Pyongyang is ready. (US-DPRK-Talk)

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NEW YORK -- The U.S. Attorney's Office in southern New York filed federal terrorism charges on Tuesday against a bombing suspect who was accused of detonating a pipe bomb at New York City's commuter hub during rush hour Monday morning.

The suspect, 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, faces five charges ranging from using weapon of mass destruction to providing support to a terrorist organization, according to a court complaint filed on Tuesday. (US-New York-Terror Attack)

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PARIS -- "We are losing the battle" against climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday during One Planet Summit in Paris.

"We are not going fast enough and that's the drama. We must all move because we will all be accountable," he told the gathering. (France-Climate Change-Macron)

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WARSAW -- Poland's new government headed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki obtained a vote of confidence from the parliament late Tuesday.

The vote of confidence was supported by 243 out of 435 members of Sejm (lower house) who took part in voting. (Poland-New gov't)

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NAKURU, Kenya -- Death toll from an accident at the Sachangwan blackspot along the busy Nakuru-Eldoret highway on Tuesday has risen to 30, police have confirmed.

Regional criminal investigation commander Gideon Kibunja said the midday accident involved 13 vehicles, including a trailer, a commuter bus, minibuses and private vehicles. (Kenya-Accident-Death) Enditem