News Headlines - 31 May 2017

▽Trump is pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal - Axios

President Trump has made his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the decision. Details on how the withdrawal will be executed are being worked out by a small team including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. They're deciding on whether to initiate a full, formal withdrawal — which could take 3 years — or exit the underlying United Nations climate change treaty, which would be faster but more extreme.

▽CNN Drops Kathy Griffin as New Year’s Eve Program Host - WSJ

CNN fired comedian Kathy Griffin from its New Year’s Eve program Wednesday amid backlash after she appeared in a photo holding a faux bloody severed head of President Donald Trump.

▽Ireland launches long-awaited AIB IPO in fresh milestone | Reuters

Ireland launched its long-awaited initial public offering of state-owned Allied Irish Banks (AIB) on Tuesday, offering a 25 percent stake in what is set to be one of Europe's largest bank listings since the 2008 financial crisis.

▽UN aid chief in Yemen warns of cholera rise without more aid - ABC News

Two senior U.N. officials on Tuesday warned of the spread of cholera and malnutrition in Yemen, where millions of civilians have been caught in a two-year-old civil war.

▽NASA Spacecraft Will Aim Straight for Sun Next Year

The United States space agency NASA says it will launch a mission next year to send a spacecraft directly into the sun’s atmosphere.