Turkish court releases jailed journalist in opposition newspaper case A Turkish court released prominent journalist Kadri Gursel from jail pending trial late on Monday, in a case that targets the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper and has been condemned by critics of President Tayyip Erdogan as an attack on free speech. Television […]
Supreme Court Cancels Hearing on Previous Trump Travel Ban Supreme Court Cancels Hearing on Previous Trump Travel Ban:- The Supreme Court on Monday abruptly canceled oral arguments on President Trump’s travel ban, signaling the beginning of the end for a politically charged legal case that could have produced a blockbuster […]
At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts:- At least six of President Trump’s closest advisers occasionally used private email addresses to discuss White House matters, current and former officials said on Monday. The disclosures came a day […]
The US is not at war with North Korea The US is not at war with North Korea:- Such is the state of world affairs that it was news Monday when Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary told reporters that, no, the US has not declared war on North […]
SEC chair to face grilling from Senate panel over cyber breach SEC chair to face grilling from Senate panel over cyber breach:- The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to be grilled by Congress on Tuesday over a 2016 hack of the regulator’s corporate filing system […]
Target to raise its minimum hourly wage to $15 by the end of 2020 Target to raise its minimum hourly wage to $15 by the end of 2020:- Target Corp. said Monday that it is raising the minimum wage for its workers to $11 an hour starting next month and […]
Trump admits Donald Jr. and Ivanka tried to bump half-sister Tiffany from inheritance Trump admits Donald Jr. and Ivanka tried to bump half-sister Tiffany from inheritance:- Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump tried to divert inheritance money away from half-sister Tiffany Trump, according to a tape of a conversation President […]
Myanmar says no ‘ethnic cleansing,’ genocide against Muslims Myanmar says no ‘ethnic cleansing,’ genocide against Muslims:- Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador insisted Monday that there is no “ethnic cleansing” or genocide taking place against Muslims and objected “in the strongest terms” to countries that used those words to describe the situation in […]
Iraq’s Kurds vote on independence, raising regional fears Iraq’s Kurds vote on independence, raising regional fears:- Iraqi Kurds voted Monday in a landmark referendum on supporting independence, a move billed by the Kurdish leadership as an exercise in self-determination but viewed as a hostile act by Iraq’s central government. Neighboring […]
North Korea bolsters defenses after flight by U.S. bombers, rhetoric escalates North Korea bolsters defenses after flight by U.S. bombers, rhetoric escalates:- North Korea has been boosting defenses on its east coast, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after the North said U.S. President Donald Trump had declared […]
