Trial begins with high stakes for U.S.-Turkey ties
In a court case that could further strain U.S. relations with Turkey and weigh on the sentencing of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn,
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Trump administration sets ‘new bar’ for immigrants seeking asylum
The Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum
Neo-Nazi faces sentencing in murder of protester in Charlottesville
The self-professed neo-Nazi who drove his car into a crowd protesting against white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one of the demonstrators, was due in
Trump tells Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘fix’ countries they came from
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told a group of mostly American-born Democratic congresswomen to “go back and help fix the totally
Blackout disrupts Manhattan, darkens Broadway theaters
By Maria Caspani and Robert MacMillan NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) – A wide swath of New York’s Manhattan borough was plunged into darkness Saturday
New Orleans residents huddle at home, and in bars, ahead of hurricane
Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana’s shore early on Saturday as most
Trump to discuss immigration with Guatemalan president at White House on Monday
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales at the White House on Monday for talks on immigration and security, the White
Tropical Storm Barry lands first blow on coastal Louisiana, New Orleans hunkers down
Coastal Louisiana felt the first blow from Tropical Storm Barry’s winds early on Friday as the slow-moving tempest was forecast to become the first Atlantic
Hawaii’s Maui Island wildfire forces evacuations
Thousands of residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Maui Island were ordered to evacuate two communities on Thursday as a spreading wildfire sent smoke billowing high
Air Canada flight diverted to Hawaii after turbulence, injuries reported
An Air Canada flight was diverted on Thursday to Hawaii after a sudden case of severe turbulence left 35 passengers with minor injuries, the carrier
Twitter suffers widespread outage, shares down
Shares of Twitter Inc traded lower on Thursday after users across the globe reported issues with accessing the microblogging platform. “We are currently investigating issues
U.S. wants ‘El Chapo’ in prison for life, after he hears from murder plot victim
U.S. prosecutors said they want the Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to spend the rest of his life – plus 30 years –
Argentine President Macri picked in poll to narrowly win re-election
Argentine President Mauricio Macri is predicted to narrowly win re-election against his main challenger, Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez, according to a new poll published on
Trump defends use of Deutsche Bank, says bank has been ‘maligned’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his use of Deutsche Bank AG and said the German bank was being “badly written about and maligned,”
Storm likely to churn into hurricane, looms on U.S. Gulf coast
A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans is likely to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of
Iranian boats ‘harass’ British tanker in the Gulf -U.S. officials
Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters
Venezuela opposition says it will meet Maduro envoys in Barbados
Venezuela‘s opposition will meet with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Barbados for talks mediated by Norway, the parties involved said on Sunday, as
Trump attacks British ambassador, takes swipe at UK PM May (Update)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he “will no longer deal” with the British ambassador to the United States, after a weekend news report
Financier Epstein arrested in U.S. sex trafficking case
Financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested late on Saturday on suspicion of sex trafficking of underage girls and will appear in federal court in Manhattan on
U.S. sent message to Iran after drone downing, warning of limited strike – Iranian official
The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country after its unmanned drone was shot down in the