White House asserts executive privilege to block full Russia report release
The White House on Wednesday invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted Russia report as
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Iran rolls back nuclear pledges (Update 2)
Iran announced on Wednesday it was scaling back curbs to its nuclear programme, announcing steps that stop short of violating its 2015 deal with world
Former US soldier who killed prisoner granted pardon
Donald Trump has pardoned a former US soldier convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner. The US president signed an executive grant of clemency, a full
Ex-lawyer Cohen reports to prison after taking harsh parting shot at Trump
By Brendan Pierson Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, took a parting shot at his former boss – denouncing “xenophobia, injustice and lies”
China denounces US ‘concentration camps’ remarks
China denounced the United States on Monday for accusing it of operating concentration camps for Muslims in its far western region of Xinjiang, saying the
U.S. may review ties with countries deemed anti-Israel -envoy
The United States may review its ties with countries it deems as being anti-Israel after what a U.S. envoy said on Sunday was a shift
Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt
By Dan Whitcomb and Steve Gorman May 3 (Reuters) – A chartered Boeing 737 jetliner with 143 people on board slid off a runway and
Venezuela fugitive ‘met generals’, Spain won’t hand him over
Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, evading arrest in a Spanish diplomatic residence, on Thursday disclosed he met with senior military officials before a failed uprising
Pharma boss, execs guilty in conspiracy that fed opioid crisis
The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc on Thursday became the highest-ranking pharmaceutical executive to be convicted in a case tied to the US opioid crisis, when he
Pelosi accuses Barr of crime, Democrats up pressure on Trump
Congressional Democrats stepped up pressure on President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday as US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing
Vegan burger company Beyond Meat’s IPO sizzles with $25 share price
Shares of vegan burger maker Beyond Meat Inc surged 84 percent in their market debut on Thursday, as investors look to cash in on the growing popularity of
US says military killed 120 civilians abroad in 2018
United States military actions killed about 120 civilians and injured 65 others in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year, the Pentagon said in a
China’s furtive underwater nukes test the Pentagon
China is making significant advances toward achieving a more reliable second-strike nuclear capability, bolstering its deterrence against an attack on its land-based nuclear weapons. Until
Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out
CARACAS, May 1 (Reuters) – Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President
Gunman kills 2, injures 4 at University of North Carolina, Charlotte
By Greg Lacour CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30 (Reuters) – A gunman reported to have been a student opened fire in a building at the University
Bolsonaro backs Venezuela uprising, says country ‘enslaved by dictator’
BRASILIA, April 30 (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing government threw its support behind Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s push to oust the “Maduro dictatorship” with street
China’s fear of an American blockade
One of China’s greatest fears is the threat of blockade from the United States and its allies in the event of a conflict or crisis,
Venezuela’s Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out
By Vivian Sequera and Angus Berwick CARACAS, April 30 (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for a military uprising to oust
US working to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terror group
The Trump administration is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against
Erdogan says F-35 project would collapse without Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that an F-35 fighter jet project without Turkish participation was bound to collapse and would be an injustice to