President Donald Trump’s top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House just as he’s scheduled to testify before the House impeachment investigators, a…
more ...Ivanka Trump to Promote Women’s Prosperity in Morocco
Ivanka Trump is getting ready to promote her women’s economic development program on an upcoming trip to Morocco. It will be her third overseas trip this year to promote the…
more ...House Democrats Set Stage for Public Impeachment Inquiry
Democrats in the US House of Representatives will take a crucial step forward in their impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump Thursday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a vote…
more ...Hong Kong in Recession as Protests Slam Retailers, Tourism
Steps from Hong Kong’s main tourist strip, Ashfaqur Rahman’s tailor shop usually is a mainstay for tourists dropping in to peruse neatly stacked rolls of fabric and get measured for…
more ...HRW: CIA-Trained ‘Death Squads’ Behind Afghan War Crimes
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary forces have “committed summary executions and other grave abuses without accountability” — including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and attacks on health-care facilities.…
more ...US Fed Cuts Rates but Signals Pause in Easing Cycle
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year, as expected, in a move to ensure the U.S. economy weathers a global trade war without slipping…
more ...Global Trafficking Networks Behind British Migrant Tragedy
British and Belgian police are continuing to investigate the people-smuggling networks that helped to transport the 39 migrants who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck near…
more ...Facebook Removes 3 Russian Networks It Says Engaged in Foreign Interference in Africa
Less than a week after the Africa-Russia Summit, Facebook has suspended three networks of Russian accounts it says were engaging in foreign interference in Africa. Facebook said the accounts targeted…
more ...New Wind-Driven Wildfire Erupts in Southern California
A new large wildfire broke out early Wednesday in Southern California, forcing mandatory evacuations at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby neighborhoods. Ventura County Fire Captain Brian McGrath…
more ...Peru’s Top Court Accepts Lawsuit Against Vizcarra’s Closure of Congress
Peru’s top court on Tuesday accepted a lawsuit to determine whether President Martin Vizcarra exceeded his powers by dissolving Congress last month amid a long-running standoff with lawmakers over anti-corruption…
more ...New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Era in Disarray After ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Exit
The exit of the “Games of Thrones” creators from the next “Star Wars” film left future stories in the science fiction saga up in the air Tuesday, although some fans…
more ...For Yazidis, Baghdadi’s Death ‘Doesn’t Feel Like Justice Yet’
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death will mean nothing to 19-year-old rape victim Jamila unless the Islamic State militants who enslaved her are brought to justice. Jamila, who asked…
more ...Hungary Shakes Up Top Jobs in Justice, Highlighting Govt’s Struggle for Influence
Hungary is set to reappoint its chief prosecutor to a new 9-year term and will remove its main judicial administrator, in moves that critics say highlight premier Viktor Orban’s mixed…
more ...Guinea-Bissau president names new PM but old one refuses to go
Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named a new prime minister on Tuesday but his sacked predecessor refused to step down, intensifying a bitter power struggle between Vaz and the ruling…
more ...Trump Tweets Photo of Military Dog Wounded in Baghdadi Raid
President Donald Trump on Monday outed a military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State. Trump tweeted a photo of a Belgian Malinois that he said…
more ...Envoy for North Korea Expected to Get No. 2 State Dept. Job
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, is expected to be nominated as early as this week to be second-in-command at the State Department, officials said Monday. Two…
more ...Investors Return to Saudi Arabia as Lucrative Oil IPO Looms
Lured by a long-looming stock offering of Saudi Arabia’s massive state-run oil company, investors and business leaders have returned to the kingdom’s capital for an investment forum that was overshadowed…
more ...North Carolina’s Congressional Map is Illegal Republican Gerrymander, Court Rules
A North Carolina court on Monday temporarily blocked the state from using its congressional map in next year’s elections and strongly suggested it would eventually rule the districts were illegally…
more ...Humankind’s Ancestral ‘Homeland’ Pinpointed in Botswana
A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the ancestral homeland of all of…
more ...Pope Declares Vatican’s Secret Archive not so Secret Anymore
Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn’t so secret after all. Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he…
more ...France’s LVMH Wants to Buy Jeweler Tiffany for $14.5 Billion
French luxury group LVMH has offered to buy Tiffany & Co. for $14.5 billion in cash, sending shares in the New York jewelers soaring. The purchase would add another household…
more ...Students Brave Tear Gas to Join Iraq’s Protests
Thousands of students have joined Iraq’s anti-government protests, defying a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students skipped classes at several universities and secondary schools in…
more ...US Department of Homeland Security at ‘Heightened State of Vigilance’
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is operating at a ” heightened state of vigilance” following the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but there are…
more ...After UK Truck Deaths, Vietnam Asks Why Workers Go Abroad
Today Vietnam has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, high levels of optimism in public opinion surveys, and good relations with its old wartime enemies, the United…
more ...AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Exaggerations on Predicting bin Laden
President Donald Trump falsely asserted that he predicted Osama bin Laden’s 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in a news conference Sunday aimed at showcasing his administration’s accomplishments in…
more ...Protesters Again Take to Streets of Hong Kong
Clashes in the streets as thousands of people took to the streets for another weekend of protests in Hong Kong. This week, the city’s governing body formally withdrew the bill…
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