Trump offers warm welcome to embattled Netanyahu President Donald Trump said he may soon visit Israel to open a new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem as he offered a warm welcome Monday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — one that did not include any public mention of the potentially career-ending […]
South Korean provincial governor resigns over sexual assault claim An up-and-coming South Korean provincial governor announced his resignation on Tuesday, just hours after an aide accused him of repeated sexual assault, as the snowballing #MeToo movement rattled the country’s political establishment. The woman accused An Hee-jung, a leading hopeful in […]
Politics back in fashion in Thailand despite poll delays Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha rowed a boat across a pond dotted with lotus leaves, planted some rice stalks in a field and turned to villagers who had come to meet him in Baan Saladin village in central Thailand. Speaking of […]
Aid reaches Ghouta but retreats after shelling; Syria presses assault Aid trucks reached Syria’s eastern Ghouta region on Monday for the first time since the start of one of the war’s deadliest assaults, but the government stripped some medical supplies from the convoy and pressed on with its air and […]
Former Russian spy critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who was convicted by Russia of betraying agents to British intelligence, was critically ill on Monday after exposure to an unidentified substance in Britain, two sources close to the investigation told Reuters. British […]
Italy’s League, 5-Star vie for power after inconclusive vote Two anti-establishment leaders made early plays to govern Italy on Monday, triggering concern in the euro zone following an inconclusive election where voters shunted mainstream parties to the sidelines. With the euro zone’s third-largest economy seemingly facing prolonged political instability, the […]
Trump-Russia: Former aide Sam Nunberg defies Mueller inquiry A former aide to Donald Trump says he will not co-operate with the inquiry into alleged Russian election meddling. Sam Nunberg, who helped launch Mr Trump’s campaign, said he would refuse to comply with a grand jury subpoena. “I think it would […]
This may be the scariest thing Donald Trump has said as president Donald Trump has said lots — and lots — of controversial things since he started running for office almost three years ago. But, something he said over the weekend — at a party fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort […]
Florida Senate OKs bill raising age to buy guns, banning bump stock sales The Florida State Senate narrowly passed a bill Monday that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three-day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession […]
Washington Governor Signs First State Net Neutrality Bill Residents of Washington State are getting so-called net neutrality rules back, with the nation’s first state law that prevents internet service providers from blocking and slowing down content online. The law, signed on Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, is the […]
